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Marcellinus of Gaul
bishop of Embrun and saint
SaintResearchedAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 20 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
374
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Embrun in southern France, Saint Marcellinus, first bishop of this city, who, having come from Africa, converted many inhabitants of the region of the Maritime Alps to the faith of Christ and was ordained bishop of this see by Saint Eusebius of Vercelli.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 20 April as the first bishop of Embrun, who came from Africa and converted many in the Maritime Alps.
Connected on this site
- Eusebius of Vercelli Saint“At Embrun in southern France, Saint Marcellinus, first bishop of this city, who, having come from Africa, converted many inhabitants of the region of the Maritime Alps to the faith of Christ and was ordained bishop of this see by Saint Eusebius of Vercelli.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3289613 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Marcellinus of Gaul (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.