Bassus of Lucera [SEP] position held
Bassus of Lucera
Saint Bassus of Lucera (; c 40/50–118) was a Christian martyr and saint, and traditionally the first bishop of Lucera in Apulia, Italy. He is the patron saint of Termoli.
Legend.
One of the earliest Christian communities is believed to have been established in Lucera. The legend of the saint relates that in about the year 60 Saint Peter passed through and put Bassus at the head of the nascent bishopric. Bassus was martyred under Trajan in 118.
His feast day is 5 December
Šempas
Šempas ( or ; in older sources also "Šenpas," , ) is a village in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia.
Name.
The name of the settlement was first attested circa 1200 as "in sancto Passo" (and as "Sand Pass" in 1485 and "Sannd Pass" in 1523). The Slovene name is derived from "šent Pas", referring to either Saint Bassus of Lucera or Saint Bassus of Nice, to whom the parish church