Name
Marcellus, bishop of Paris, late 4th/5th c.
Saint ID
S01301
Number in BH
BHL 5248-5250
Reported Death Not Before
450
Reported Death Not After
500
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Miracle-workers in lifetime, Bishops
| ID | Title | E02448 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry. | E02721 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (87), tells of *Marcellus (bishop of Paris, late 4th/5th c., S01301): how he expelled a huge serpent from Paris (as recorded in a written Life); and how the present bishop of Paris had been cured at his tomb. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E06223 | An authentic Merovingian royal diploma records the immunities guaranteed by Childebert III, king of the Franks, to the monastery at Tussonval (northern Gaul) dedicated to *Dionysius (bishop and martyr of Paris, S00349) and *Marcellus (probably the late 4th/5th c. bishop of Paris, S01301). Written in Latin, probably at Nogent-sur-Marne (northern Gaul), 696. | E06716 | Venantius Fortunatus writes the Life of *Marcellus (bishop of Paris, late 4th/5th c., S01301), presenting him as a great miracle-worker and protector of Paris from a dragon. Written in Latin, probably in Paris (northern Gaul), 568/576. Full text, and full English translation. | E08315 | 35 relic labels at Sens (northern Gaul), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th c., for relics of a great diversity of saints. Written in Latin, perhaps at Sens, or at an earlier stage in their transmission. |
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