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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Marcellinus, bishop of Embrun, mid-4th c.

Saint ID

S01286

Number in BH

BHL 5227-5228

Reported Death Not Before

330

Reported Death Not After

400

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Miracle-workers in lifetime, Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02448Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry.
E02679Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (68), tells of *Marcellinus (bishop of Embrun, mid-4th c., S01286); he is patron of the city of Embrun (south-east Gaul); he effected many miracles while alive, and built a miraculous baptismal font; at his tomb, a lamp burns for many nights without additional oil; the sick take this oil as medicine. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.