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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Markellos, bishop and martyr of Apameia on the Orontes

Saint ID

S01456

Number in BH

BHG 1026

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops , Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E03501Theodoret of Cyrrhus in his Cure for Greek Maladies refers to the veneration of relics, the dedication of offerings for healing, the naming of children after martyrs, the replacement of pagan temples by shrines of martyrs, and the festivals of the Apostles *Peter (S00036), *Paul (S00008), and *Thomas (S00199), and of the martyrs *Sergios (soldier and martyr of Rusafa, S00023), *Markellos (martyr of Apameia on the Orontes, S01456), *Leontios (probably the martyr of Tripolis, Phoenicia, S00216), *Antoninos, and *Maurikios (martyr of Apameia, S01437). Written in Greek in the 420s, at the monastery of Nikerte near Apamea on the Orontes or in Cyrrhus (both north Syria).
E06889The Greek Life and Martyrdom of *Markellos (bishop and martyr of Apameia on the Orontes, S01456). Skeleton entry