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Also known as

• Marcellianus

Memorial

• 18 June
• confined to local calendars since 1969

Profile

Son of Saint Tranquillinus of Rome who raised him a pagan before his own conversion. Twin brother of Saint Mark. Convert to Christianity. May have been a deacon. Imprisoned for his faith during the persecutions of Maximian Herculeus. Visited in prison by Saint Sebastian who encouraged him not to give in. Martyr.

Died

• nailed to a post and pierced with a lance in 286
• buried near the Catacomb of Saint Domitilla
• grave re-discovered in 1902

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Marcellian“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 January 2022. Web. 25 April 2024. <>