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Marcian of Tortona
Bishop of Tortona
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 6 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
120
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Marcian (Marciano, Marziano, Marcianus) of Tortona (died 117 or 120 AD) is a saint of Roman Catholic church. He is traditionally said to have been the first bishop of Tortona, in what is now north-western Italy, a post he held for forty-five years.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Santi e Beati — San Marciano (Marziano) di Tortona — Listed as "San Marciano (Marziano) di Tortona", † Tortona, Alessandria, 122 — Vescovo e martire 6 marzo
- Wikidata Q303640 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Marcian of Tortona (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.