Nicanor the Deacon

Nicanor (c. 1, † may 76 on Cyprus) was next to Stephen, Philip, Procorus, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas one of the Hellenists of the early Jerusalem church, the chosen of the Apostles, presided as a seven -man panel of community and as the seven deacons were included in the history. His name (the winner ) speaks for a Greek origin.

Because of their standing in the tradition of Jesus Christ criticism of the Temple and the laws they were expelled in contrast to the Aramaic-speaking, law-abiding Jewish Christians from Jerusalem. These scattered Christians, which allegedly belonged Nicanor began the evangelization of the Gentiles. Of the apostles, he was selected to serve the poor and preaching the Gospel in the Greek-speaking Christians - the classic tasks of the deacon - to afford. According to an ancient tradition, he suffered on the same day as St. Stephen in the year 76 in Cyprus martyrdom. Both the Catholic and in the Orthodox Church is His feast day July 28 in the Orthodox Church in addition January 4.