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Hierarch · 5th century

Hieromartyr Niketas of Remesiana

Also known as Nicetas of Remesiana

A bishop of Remesiana who preached the Gospel to the peoples of the Balkans; few details are preserved on the page.

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Notes

Honest stub; OCA titles him 'Hieromartyr,' though he is generally remembered as a missionary bishop. Flagged for review.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints