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Marcellus of Apamea
4th-century bishop of the Syrian city of Apamea
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 14 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Apamea in Syria, Saint Marcellus, bishop and martyr, killed by the fury of the pagans for having pulled down a temple dedicated to Jupiter.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 14 August as a bishop and martyr of Apamea killed by pagans for pulling down a temple of Jupiter.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q23771051 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.