Saint Marcellus of Capua

Memorial

• 7 October

Profile

Student of Simon Magus. Converted to Christianity by Saint Peter the Apostle; an old tradition says that he was one of the people who interred the body of Saint Peter on Vatican Hill. Martyr.

Died

• in Capua, Italy
• buried outside the walls of Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Marccellus of Capua”. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 July 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-marcellus-of-capua/>