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Marcellus of Capua
Roman martyr
SaintResearchedAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 7 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
400
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Capua in Campania, Saint Marcellus, martyr.
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 7 October as a martyr at Capua.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 7 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q6756480 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.