Narcissus of Tomis

Holy Martyr Narcissus of Tomis was, according to tradition, one of the three brother soldiers put to death about the year 320, in the time of Emperor Licinius, at Tomis (today Constanța). He is commemorated on 2 January, in the calendar of the Roman Martyrology (new style), with Argeus and Marcellinus.

When the emperor ordered the soldiers to sacrifice to the gods, Narcissus and his brothers refused and confessed Christ. He and Argeus were beheaded, while Marcellinus, the youngest, was tortured and drowned in the Black Sea. They are honoured as saints of the undivided Church.