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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.