May 172009
![[Marcus Aurelius Antoninus]](http://saints.sqpn.com/ncd05059.jpg "jpg photograph of a bust of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Louvre, Paris, France; artist unknown, date unknown, photographer unknown")
About
Roman Emperor from 161 to 180. Father of Commodus. During his reign the incursions of the Picts in Britain and the onslaughts of the Germans were followed by the Parthian war of 161 to 166. It was during this war that he composed his well-known “Meditations,” a collection of moral reflections. The only blot on his fame is the persecution of the Christians.
Profiled Saints Martyred by Marcus Aurelius
- Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne
- Saint Acyllinus of Scillium
- Saint Alexander
- Saint Alexander of Apema
- Saint Alexander of Lyon
- Saint Alexander of Vienne
- Saint Benignus of Dijon
- Saint Biblis of Lyons
- Saint Blandina the Slave
- Saint Caius of Apema
- Saint Concordius of Spoleto
- Saint Constantius of Perugia
- Saint Cythinus of Scillium
- Saint Donata of Scillium
- Saint Eleusippus
- Saint Epipodius of Lyon
- Saint Exuperius of Vienne
- Saint Felician of Vienne
- Saint Felix of Scillium
- Saint Flocellus
- Saint Generosa of Scillium
- Saint Leonilla
- Saint Meleusippus
- Saint Patroclus of Troyes
- Saint Ponziano of Spoleto
- Saint Sabinian of Troyes
- Saint Speusippus
- Martyrs of Scillium
- Saint Januaria of Scillium
- Saint Laetantius of Scillium
- Saint Narzales of Scillium
- Saint Ponziano of Spoleto
- Saint Secunda of Scillium
- Saint Severinus of Vienne
- Saint Speratus of Scillium
- Saint Vestina of Scillium
- Saint Veturius of Scillium
Associations in Art
- Saint Abercius Marcellus; performed an exorcism on the daughter of Marcus Aurelius
MLA Citation
- “Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus”. New Catholic Dictionary. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 February 2010. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/emperor-marcus-aurelius-antoninus/>