Saint Marcian the Senator

Also known as

• Marcianus

Memorial

• 16 September

Profile

Father of Saint John. Imperial Roman senator. When Saint Abundius brought Saint John back from the dead, Marcian converted to Christianity on the spot and just as quickly executed for it. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded c.304 at Rome

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Civita Castellana, Viterbo, Italy

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Marcian the Senator”. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 August 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-marcian-the-senator/>