August 14th

Saint Marcellus, Bishop and Martyr

Saint · Common of Martyrs · Apamea, Syria · d. c. 389

At Apamea in Syria, Saint Marcellus, bishop and martyr, who, after destroying a temple of Jupiter, was slain by the raging pagans.

Latin Original

Apaméze in Syria, sancti Marcélli, epíscopi et mártyris, qui, cum Iovis delábrum diruísset, a furéntibus gentílibus occísus est.