A baptismal name for a boy
Marcellinus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Marcellinus
Saint Marcellinus of RomeJune 7Bishop of Rome from 296 to 304, in the time of Diocletian's persecution.- Martyr Marcellinus of CarthageSeptember 13High official of the Western Roman Empire under Honorius, friend of Augustine, who died a martyr in 413.
- Saint Marcellinus of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre from about 304 until his death around 330.
- Martyr MarcellinusMay 24One of the twelve counts and tribunes commemorated as martyrs.
- Saint MarcellinusJuly 14An English missionary in the Low Countries, a companion of Saint Willibrord, reposed around 762.
- Saint Marcellinus of SpainJune 3A saint of Spain, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr Marcellinus of RomeDecember 18A deacon of Rome, who died a martyr for Christ.
- Martyr Marcellinus of TomisJanuary 2A martyr of Tomis, remembered with Argeus and Narcissus, who suffered around 320.
- Martyr Marcellinus of TomisAugust 27A tribune at Tomis who died a martyr for Christ, remembered with his wife and sons.
- Venerable Marcellinus of DeventerA missionary at Deventer in the Netherlands, who reposed in 762.
Saint Marcellinus of AnconaJanuary 9Bishop of Ancona in Italy, reposed around 566.- Saint Marcellinus of RavennaOctober 5A bishop of Ravenna in the early Church of Italy.
Questions
The name day of Marcellinus is June 7, the feast of Saint Marcellinus of Rome. It is also kept on September 13, May 24, July 14, June 3, December 18, January 2, August 27, January 9.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Marcellinus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Marcellinus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Marcellinus of Rome as patron.