Celsus and Marcionilla

Saints Celsus and Marcionilla
Saints Celsus and Marcionilla
	Christ with Saints Julian and Basilissa, Celsus and Marcionilla, Pompeo Batoni, 1736-8.
Martyrs
Died	302; Antioch
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Feast	9 January Roman Catholic, 8 January Eastern Orthodox

Celsus and Marcionilla were early Christian martyrs. Marcionilla was a married laywoman,[1] and Celsus was her son. Together with Anastasius, Anthony, and Julian they suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of Diocletian.[2]

References

Saint Marcionilla Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Patron Saint Index
Saint Celsus Archived December 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Patron Saint Index

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