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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Marcellus, martyr of Tingis/Tangier

Saint ID

S02897

Number in BH

L 5253-5255a

Reported Death Not Before

298

Reported Death Not After

298

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Soldiers
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E08055The Latin Martyrdom of *Cassianus (martyr of Tingis, *S00505), recounts how, inspired by the example of *Marcellus (soldier and martyr of Tingis, S02897), Cassianus suffered martyrdom in Tingis, modern Tangier (Mauretania Tingitana, western North Africa). Written at an unknown date.
E08138The Latin Martyrdom of *Marcellus (soldier and martyr of Tingis, S02897) recounts how in 298 the centurion Marcellus declared that, as a Christian, he could no longer serve in the army, and was martyred in in Tingis, modern Tangier (Mauretania Tingitana, western North Africa). Written possibly in the early 4th c.