- Source: Priscus of Nocera
Priscus of Nocera (Nuceria Alfaterna, 3rd century – Nuceria Alfaterna, 3rd century) was the first bishop of Nocera, patron saint of the city of Nocera Inferiore and of the diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno.
In the liturgical year its religious anniversary is 9 May, celebrated in Nocera Inferiore great celebrations, being his birthday a city holiday.
References in literature
= Christian literature
=The first author to write about San Priscus was the Italian bishop Saint Pontius Anicius Meropius Paolinus in his book Carme or Carmen, vol. XIX, who recalls how his cult was practiced in 405 in Nola, as well as in Nuceria Alfaterna. The testimony of the saint from Nolan is precious because it represents an ante quem term to date the life of Priscus.
Ponzio Anicio Meropio Paolino, "Fonte sacrata dies illuxerat illa beatinatalem Prisci referens, quem te Nola celebratquamvis ille alia nucerinus EpiscopusUrbe sederit." [Carme XIX], Carme XIX (in Italian), vol. 515–518
Another author who mentioned the life of Saint Prisco was saint Adonis of Vienne in one of his volumes, called the Martyrology.
= Other authors
=Giovanni Antonio Remondini also took up a very brief description of the holy bishop in one of his texts.
Giovanni Antonio Remondini (1751), "Della nolana Ecclesiastica storia" [Of the Nolan Ecclesiastical History], Splendea quel dì nella città di Nolafestivo a Prisco che pastor già resselà dei pagani e picentin Nocera. (in Italian), vol. II, book III, Naples (Italy), p. 674
Finally we have a quote about San Prisco by the author Gennaro Orlando, in his book History of Nocera de' Pagani, where the figure of the holy bishop is also described.
= Critical authors
=Vincenzo D'Avino in his book the Ecclesiastic's Encyclopedia, volume 3, even if he cites two authors who speak of the exploits of San Priscus, the first Saint Pontius Anicius Meropius Paolinus and the second, more recent Ludovico Antonio Muratori famous presbyter, Italin historian, expressly states that there is no certain prood of his life.
= Miracles
=The Roman fountain, believed to be a gift from the pontiff to the bishop.
Popular tradition ascribes many miracles to the saint.
Accused of heresy for having celebrated mass at dawn in solitude, he was taken while still wearing cassocks and forced to go to Rome to clear his name in front of the Pope. Having nothing to offer as a gift to the pontiff, he convinced some geese to follow him to Lazio to make a gift to Peter's successor.
Angels appeared in front of the Pope who totally exonerated him. Impressed by this miracle, the pontiff gave Priscus a large marble fountain which the saint transported to Nocera with the sole aid of two vaccarelle (cows). Furthermore, to satisfy the needs of his thirsty companions, the saint made a doe appear out of nowhere who quenched their thirst with her own milk, heating them with burning embers that she had kept under her tunic.
Close to death, he decided to lie down in the same tomb that welcomed his sisters, asking their skeletons to move to make room for him, a wish which was granted.
Finally, the miracle of the separation of the split mountain, a pass (probably Roman work) located on the border between the municipalities of Nocera Inferiore and Castel San Giorgio, as reported in the first volume of the historical novel by Andrea Calenda di Tavani, entitled: Ramondello Orsino, storia napoletana del Trecento.
= Cult
=He was initially buried in a tuff tomb in one of the necropolises of Nuceria Alfaterna; his body, the object of growing popular attention, which later became devotion, was moved just west of the ancient city, to an area that would take the name of vescovado, initially to a Benedictine abbey. With the restoration of the diocese in 1386 the abbey church was elevated to the rank of cathedral.
The archaeological research that has taken place inside the Cathedral of Nocera Inferiore has once again made entirely visible the place in which the saint's remains were buried together with those of his two sisters Marzia and Marina, also venerated as saints. The strigilated sarcophagus refers to examples from the 3rd-4th century. The osteological data are pertinent to an elderly and large man.
In addition to the diocese of Nocerina, the cult of San Prisco is also reserved for Sant'Agnello, a municipality on the Sorrento coast where in 1827 a church dedicated to Saints Prisco and Agnello of Naples was consecrated.
Some relics of the sisters of San Prisco are also preserved in a chapel in the crypt of the Salerno Cathedral. They were placed there in the Middle Ages by Bishop Alfano I.
The patronal feast is on 9 May.
Bubbetella
Bubbetella is a bean soup that is eaten during the celebration of the patron saint of Nocera Inferiore.
Cathedral Basilica San Prisco
= History of the religious complex
=The Cathedral Basilica of San Prisco is a cathedral that stands in the current city of Nocera Inferiore, (formerly Nocera de' Pagani).
Before the construction of the cathedral, there was a church, where the faithful of Nocera gathered for functions. It was built following the disappearance of San Prisco, who died near the church of San Filippo alle Macerie (formerly located outside the city walls).
In the 12th century, the Benedictine monks had the modern monastery and the adjoining church dedicated to the saint built there.
The monastery was elevated to a cathedral by Pope Urban VI in 1385, so the entire religious complex was transformed into a bishopric.
At the end of May 2024, several million euros were obtained directly from the Italian Ministry of Culture for the adaptation of the entire religious complex, as the building needed major redevelopments after the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.
= Chapel dedicated to San Prisco
=Inside the cathedral there is a chapel dedicated to the patron saint, furthermore there is a stone sarcophagus containing his remains.
= Martyrium of San Prisco
=The Martyrium of San Prisco was discovered in recent times, under the main apse of the cathedral. The Martyrium of Saint Priscus is in the shape of a semi-annular crypt.
Museum of San Prisco in Nocera Inferiore
= The opening of the diocesan museum dedicated to the saint
=The diocesan museum dedicated to San Prisco di Nocera was opened on the initiative of the then bishop of Agro-Nocerino-Sarnese Gioacchino Illiano in 2008, to enhance and preserve the works of art of the area.
The museum is located in a wing of the Diocesan Seminary of Nocera, a structure that is part of the current offices of the Curia.
In the museum there are various finds from the countryside of valuable artistic and cultural value and also the famous silver bust, with gilded parts and containing precious stones of San Prisco, created around 1771 by the artist Savero Manzone at the behest of the then bishop of Nocera de' Pagani Benedetto dei Monti Sanfelice (in ancient times Nocera was a single municipality until the definitive division of the two cities occurred in 1851).
= The restoration of the silver bust of San Prisco
=After several months of restoration of three works: the bust of San Prisco, the canvas of the Coronation of Santa Rosa da Lima and the wooden statue of the Virgin of Sorrows, they return to the diocesan museum to be exhibited to the public again, during the evening of 13 September 2019, the restorations were presented at the museum during an evening event.
On 8 May 2021, a new miter for the silver statue of San Prisco was presented.
Bibliography
= Archival sources
=Biblioteca Nazionale di Roma [National Library of Rome] (in Italian). Rome (RM).
Archivio diocesano di Nocera Inferiore [Diocesan archive of Nocera Inferiore] (in Italian). Nocera Inferiore (SA).
Bishop Paolo Regio da Vico Equense; et al. (Giuseppe Cacchi) (1587). At Giuseppe Cacchi (ed.). Libro secondo delle vite de i santi. Descritte da monsig. Paolo Regio, vescouo di Vico Equense. Nel quale si contengono i gloriosi gesti de i beati apostoli, S. Andrea, S. Matteo, S. Bartolomeo, et S. Tommaso. Con le inuentioni, et traslationi delle loro sacre reliquie, fatte in diuersi tempi et luoghi. Et co' i loro miracoli continuamente operati .. · Volume 2 [Second book of the lives of the saints. Described by Monsignor Paolo Regio, bishop of Vico Equense. In which are contained the glorious gestures of the blessed apostles, St. Andrew, St. Matthew, St. Bartholomew, and St. Thomas. With the donations and translations of their sacred relics, made in different times and places. And with their miracles continually worked .. · Volume 2] (in Italian). appresso Gioseppe Cacchi.
Frater Filippo Ferrari (1625). G. Gueriglio (ed.). Catalogus generalis Sanctorum qui in Martyrologio Romano non sunt... in duodecim menses instar martyrologii distributus, suis ubique notis appositis... Urbano Papae VIII dicatus [A general catalog of Saints who they are not in the Roman Martyrology... distributed over twelve months like a martyrology, with his marks affixed everywhere... dedicated to Pope Urban VIII] (in Latin). Venice (VE).
Bonaventure da Sorrento (1877). "9.━S.Prisco Vesc.━" [9.━S.Prisco Vesc.━]. Sorrento Sorrento sacra e Sorrento illustre. Epitome della storia sorrentina pel p. Bonaventura da Sorrento [Sorrento Sacred Sorrento and illustrious Sorrento. Epitome of Sorrento history for p. Bonaventure of Sorrento] (in Italian). Sorrento (SA).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
= Historical sources
=Adonis from Vienna. Le martyrologe d'Adon ses deux familles, ses trois recensions: texte et commentaire [The martyrology of Adon, his two families, his three recensions: text and commentary] (in Latin).
Lucio Baldini (1562). Vita Sancti Prisci Episcopi [Life of Saint Priscius, Bishop] (in Latin). Naples (NA).
Paolo Regio (1593). Dell'opere spirituali [Of spiritual works] (in Italian). Vico Equense (SA).
Paolo Regio (1883). Vita di san Prisco — vescovo e confessore [Life of Saint Priscus — bishop and confessor] (in Italian) (2nd ed.). Naples (NA).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Vincenzio Davino (1878). Cav. Pietro Marietti (ed.). Enciclopedia dell 'ecclesiastico [Ecclesiastic's Encyclopedia] (in Italian). Vol. 3. pp. 433 and 434. San Prisco was the first bishop of the city of Nocera dè Pagani but, there is no certain and reliable information on his life and his origins, the only historian to talk about it is San Paolino da Nola.
Gennaro Orlando (1884). Storia di Nocera de' Pagani [History of Nocera de' Pagani] (in Italian). Vol. 1. Naples (NA): Tocco.
Mario Vassalluzzo (1994). In Cammino (ed.). S. Prisco e successori nella plurimillenaria Chiesa Nocerina [S. Prisco and successors in the thousand-year-old Nocerina Church] (in Italian). In Cammino.
Roberto Farruggio (2007). Editrice Gaia (ed.). Sulle orme dello spirito santo. Nel bimillenariocammino della chiesa priscana [In the footsteps of the holy spirit. In the two thousand year journey of the Priscan church] (in Italian). Editrice Gaia. ISBN 9788889821121.
Carmine Citarella; Mario Vassalluzzo (2011). Priscana — raccolta delle conferenze per le giornate priscane 2000–2011, Diocesi di Nocera Inferiore-Sarno [Priscana — collection of conferences for the Priscana days 2000–2011, Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno] (in Italian) (Bollettino Diocesano ed.). Nocera Inferiore (SA).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Il restauro della statua di San Prisco Vescovo. Cenni storici sulla vita del Santo (May 2012). Franco Gargiulo (ed.). Il restauro della statua di San Prisco vescovo. Cenni storici sulla vita del santo [The restoration of the statue of San Prisco Bishop. Historical notes on the life of the Saint] (in Italian). N. Longobardi. ISBN 9788880903994.
Agostino Russo; Egidio Valcaccia; Alessandra Cacace; Franco Gargiulo (May 2012). Franco Gargiulo (ed.). Il restauro della statua di San Prisco vescovo cenni storici sulla vita del santo [The restoration of the statue of San Prisco bishop historical notes on the life of the saint] (in Italian). N. Longobardi. ISBN 9788880903994.
Gennaro Zurolo (2013). Vita di San Prisco. Primo Vescovo della città di Nocera (alla luce di documenti inediti del XVI secolo) [Life of Saint Priscus. First Bishop of the city of Nocera (in light of unpublished documents from the 16th century)] (in Italian). Angri (SA): Onlus PanacèA.
Antonio Braca; Vincenzo Piccolo (2023). La Cattedrale di San Prisco in Nocera Inferiore [The Cathedral of San Prisco in Nocera Inferiore] (in Italian). ISBN 9788894503616.
= Historical novels
=Andrea Calenda di Tavani (1886). Valdemaro Vecchi (ed.). Ramondello Orsino, storia napoletana del Trecento [Ramondello Orsino, Neapolitan history of the fourteenth century]. Vol. I. Trani (BT).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
External links
= Officials sites
=Staff of DIOCESI DI NOCERA INFERIORE-SARNO; Don Roberto Farruggio (2007). "San Prisco" [Saint Prisco]. DIOCESI DI NOCERA INFERIORE-SARNO (in Italian). Retrieved 27 February 2024. Saint Prisco-Bishop and Confessor-Main patron of the Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno.
Staff of DIOCESE OF NOCERA INFERIORE-SARNO (2 July 2019). "Visita il Museo San Prisco. Scopri i sui tesori" [Visit the Museum San Prisco. Discover its treasures]. DIOCESE OF NOCERA INFERIORE-SARNO (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2024. In the heart of the Vescovado quarter in Nocera Inferiore, on the ground floor of diocesan curia, stands the MUSEUM SAN PRISCO, a treasure trove of ART works of art of exceptional value: canvases, silvers, sacred vestments and historical relics.
Salvatore D'Angelo (8 May 2021). "Una nuova mitria per san Prisco. Festa in Cattedrale" [A new miter for Saint Priscus. Feast in the Cathedral]. insieme, ATTUALITA' E CULTURA DELL'AGRO (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
Staff of storienapoli.it; Roberto Iossa (22 October 2022). "SAN PRISCO-PATRONO DI NOCERA INFERIORE" [SAINT PRISCO-PATRON OF NOCERA INFERIORE]. storienapoli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2024. The life of San Prisco, between doubts, faith and miracles.
Staff of SANPRISCO.NET; Domenico Palmiero. "SAN PRISCO VESCOVO E MARTIRE" [SAINT PRISCO BISHOP AND MARTYR]. SANPRISCO.NET (in Italian). Retrieved 1 March 2024. The tradition in Nocera Inferiore and the history of San Prisco.
Staff of Comune di Nocera Inferiore. "Luoghi di culto" [Places of worship]. Comune di Nocera Inferiore (in Italian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
Staff of ASSOCIAZIONE MUSEI ECCLESIASTICI ITALIANI. "Museo diocesano "San Prisco" di Nocera Inferiore" ["San Prisco" diocesan museum of Nocera Inferiore]. ASSOCIAZIONE MUSEI ECCLESIASTICI ITALIANI. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
= Others sites and news
=Staff of Santi, beati e testimoni; Raffaele Ferrentino (3 July 2003). "San Prisco di Nocera Vescovo-16 settembre" [San Prisco of Nocera Bishop-16 September]. Santi, beati e testimoni (in Italian). Retrieved 27 February 2024. The story of San Prisco, bishop of Noccera.
Staff of the TVCITY (10 September 2019). "Restaurato il busto d'argento di San Prisco e una tela di Solimena. La consegna al Museo diocesano di Nocera Inferiore" [The silver bust of San Prisco and a canvas by Solimena have been restored. Delivery to the Diocesan Museum of Nocera Inferiore]. TVCITY (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2024. During the evening of 13 September 2019 the restorations of the silver bust depicting San Prisco, the canvas "Coronation of Santa Rosa da Lima" by Angelo Solimena and the wooden sculpture of La Vergine Addolorata.
Licia Crispini (8 May 2021). "Nocera – San Prisco e il Museo Diocesano: il connubio perfetto tra arte e religione" [Nocera – San Prisco and the Diocesan Museum: the perfect combination of art and religion]. Il Quotidiano online (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2024. The opening of the diocesan museum dedicated to the figure of San Prisco, which took place in 2008, at the behest of the Monsignor. Gioacchino Illiano and the various local religious finds contained within it.
Staff of INPRIMANEWS-direttore nello ferrigno (8 May 2022). "San Prisco, tra storia, leggenda, fede e miracoli – Domani a Nocera Inferiore si celebra San Prisco, il patrono della città. Fu il primo vescovo e dovette difendersi dall'accusa di eresia" [San Prisco, between history, legend, faith and miracles – Tomorrow in Nocera Inferiore San Prisco, the patron saint of the city, is celebrated. He was the first bishop and had to defend himself from the accusation of heresy]. INPRIMANEWS-direttore nello ferrigno (in Italian). Retrieved 15 March 2023. San Prisco, between history, legend, faith and miracles.
Staff of INPRIMANEWS-direttore nello ferrigno (14 September 2022). "Arte, bellezza e fede. Svelati i tesori del museo diocesano San Prisco a Nocera Inferiore – Un meticoloso restauro ha ridato luce e colori al busto settecentesco del santo patrono, una tela del Solimena e una scultura lignea della Vergine Addolorata" [Art, beauty and faith. The treasures of the San Prisco diocesan museum in Nocera Inferiore have been revealed – a meticulous restoration has restored light and color to the eighteenth-century bust of the patron saint, a canvas by Solimena and a wooden sculpture of the Virgin of Sorrows]. INPRIMANEWS-direttore nello ferrigno (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2024. After several months of restoration of three works: the bust of San Prisco, the canvas of the Coronation of Santa Rosa da Lima and the wooden statue of the Virgin of Sorrows, they return to the diocesan museum to be exhibited to the public again.
Staff of INPRIMANEWS-direttore nello ferrigno (23 May 2024). "Nocera, Sangiuliano per San Prisco – Il ministro Sangiuliano ha concesso un finanziamento per l'adeguamento sismico della cattedrale di San Prisco, patrono di Nocera Inferiore" [Nocera, Sangiuliano for San Prisco – Minister Sangiuliano has granted funding for the seismic adaptation of the cathedral of San Prisco, patron saint of Nocera Inferiore]. INPRIMANEWS-direttore nello ferrigno (in Italian). Retrieved 5 July 2024. Minister Sangiuliano has granted funding for the seismic adaptation of the cathedral of San Prisco, patron saint of Nocera Inferiore.
See also
Nocera Alfaterna
Nocera dei Pagani
Nocera Inferiore
Bishops
Saints
References
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- Roman Catholic Diocese of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino
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