Marcellus of Tangier
saint martyred 298 AD
Feast: 30 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Marcellus of Tangier or Saint Marcellus the Centurion (Spanish: San Marcelo) (c. mid 3rd century – 298 AD) was a Roman centurion who is today venerated as a martyr-saint in both the Eastern Orthodox and the Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on October 30.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Cassian of Tangier Saint“The Passion of Saint Cassian is appended to that of Saint Marcellus of Tangier and his saint day is celebrated on 3 December.” — Wikipedia
- Luperculus Saint“Another saint Lupercus was said to have been a son of Marcellus of Tangier, and was martyred at León, Spain with his brothers Claudius and Victoricus.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q16509164 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Marcellus of Tangier (CC BY-SA)
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