Saint Marianus

Memorial

• 1 December

Profile

In 283 an entire congregation was martyred in the persecutions of Numerian when they assembled in the catacombs for prayers – and were walled in to suffocate or starve. The only names that have come down to us are Saint Marianus and Saint Didorus.

Born

• Roman citizen

Died

• 283 in the catacombs in 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 Marianus”. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 October 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-marianus/>