Saint Mark and Marcellian
Mark and Marcellian (to the right) with Saint Sebastian. From a medieval French manuscript.
Died	~286 AD, Rome
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	Santi Cosma e Damiano
Feast	18 June (second feast on July 29)
Catholic cult suppressed	confined to local calendars since 1969
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Saints Mark and Marcellian (Marcus and Marcellianus) are venerated as saints. Their cult is associated with that of Saints Tranquillinus, Martia, Nicostratus, Zoe, Castulus, and Tiburtius. Their legend states that they were martyred at Rome under Diocletian towards the end of the third century, most likely in 286. They are mentioned in most of the ancient martyrologies on 18 June (their feast day), and their martyrdom is described in the Acts of St. Sebastian, which are largely legendary, though ancient. Sebastian redirects here. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ... View of the Neapolitan Crib of the Basilica from the Palatine Hill. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... In traditional usage, the cult of a religion, quite apart from its sacred writings (scriptures), its theology or myths, or the personal faith of its believers, is the totality of external religious practice and observance, the neglect of which is the definition of impiety. ... Image File history File links Gloriole. ... General definition of saint In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ... For other uses, see Martyr (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (c. ... (2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century - other centuries) Events The Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east. ... This article is about the year 286. ... A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs (or, more precisely, of saints), arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legend

According to tradition, Mark and Marcellian were twin brothers and deacons. They were both married, and from a distinguished family. They both lived in Rome with their wives and children. The brothers refused to sacrifice to the Roman gods and were arrested. They were visited by their father and mother, Tranquillinus and Martia, in prison, who attempted to persuade them to renounce Christianity. For other uses, see Twin (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Deacon (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is...

However, Saint Sebastian, who also visited them, managed to convince them not to abandon Christianity. Sebastian ended up converting Tranquillinus and Martia, as well as Saint Tiburtius, the son of Chromatius, the local prefect. Nicostratus, another official, and his wife Zoe were also converted. According to the legend, Zoe, the wife of Nicostratus, had been been a mute for 6 years. However, she made known to Sebastian her desire to be converted to Christianity. As soon as she had, her speech returned to her. Nicostratus then brought the rest of the prisoners; these were 16 people who were also converted by Sebastian.^[1] Sebastian redirects here. ... Catacomb of Saints Marcellinus and Peter on the Via Labicana. ...

Chromatius and Tiburtius became converts, and Chromatius set all of his prisoners free, resigned his position, and retired to the country in Campania. For other uses, see Campania (disambiguation). ...

Mark and Marcellian were concealed by Castulus, a Christian officer, but they were betrayed by an apostate, Torquatus. The twins were again taken into custody. Chromatius's successor, Fabian, condemned them to be bound head downhards to two pillars with their feet nailed to them. Mark and Marcellian hanged there for a full day until they were pierced with lances. The twins were buried in the Via Ardeatina, near the cemetery of Domitilla. Saint Castulus (d. ... Apostasy (Greek απο, apo, away, apart, στασις, stasis, standing) is the formal renunciation of ones religion. ... The term lance has become a catchall for a variety of different pole weapons based on the spear. ... Via Ardeatina was an ancient road of Rome leading to the town of Ardea, after which it is named. ... Castle Ashby Graveyard Northamptonshire A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Meanwhile, Zoe was hung to the branch of a tree and a fire was kindled underneath her feet, and she was killed. Nicostratus and five others were drowned in the Tiber. Tiburtius was thrown into a ditch and buried alive.^[2] Tiber River in Rome. ...

Veneration

Their bodies were translated at a later date (which is not quite certain, but probably in the ninth century) to the church of Santi Cosma e Damiano, where they were rediscovered in 1583 in the reign of Pope Gregory XIII. View of the Neapolitan Crib of the Basilica from the Palatine Hill. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Pope Gregory XIII (January 7, 1502 – April 10, 1585), born Ugo Boncompagni, was Pope from 1572 to 1585. ...

They still rest there in a tomb, near which may be seen an ancient painting wherein the two martyrs are represented with a third person who seems be the Virgin Mary. In 1902, their basilica in the catacombs of Saint Balbina was rediscovered. For the New York prison see The Tombs. ... The term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: Mary, the mother of Jesus, the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary Blessed Virgin Mary, the Roman Catholic theological and doctrinal concept of Mary Marian apparitions shrines to the Virgin Mary Virgin Mary in Islam, the Islamic theological and doctrinal concept... St. ...

Paolo Veronese painted his Sts. Mark and Marcellian Being Led to Martyrdom in 1565, for the San Sebastiano church in Venice.^[3] The Feast in the House of Levi (1573), one of the largest canvases of the 16th century. ... For other uses, see Venice (disambiguation). ...

Notes

1. ^ Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, A Dictionary of Miracles: Imitative, Realistic, and Dogmatic (Chatto and Windus, 1901), 11.
2. ^ Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, A Dictionary of Miracles: Imitative, Realistic, and Dogmatic (Chatto and Windus, 1901), 11.
3. ^ http://www.ascension-research.org/Paolo-Veronese/index.htm

External links

• Mark and Marcellian at the Catholic Encyclopedia
• St. Mark & Marcellian
• Saints of June 18