Saint Marcellinus
Profile
Priest in Rome, Italy. Noted for his piety. Martyred with Saint Peter in the persecutions of Diocletian. His name is mentioned in the first Eucharistic prayer.
Born
- Roman citizen
- martyred in 304 in the Silva Nigra just outside Rome, Italy
- buried in the Saints Marcellinus and Peter cemetery on the Lavican Road by Lucilla and Firmina
- Constantine built a basilica over their tomb
- relics later taken to Selgenstadt abbey by Einhard, Charlemagne’s secretary
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
