Marcellinus of Auxerre

Saint Marcellinus was bishop of Auxerre from about 304 until his death, around 330. He is venerated as a saint in the old Church of Gaul. In the life of Saint Germanus of Auxerre, written in the fourteenth or fifteenth century, he is called Saint Marceaul.

The Deeds of the Bishops of Auxerre, of the ninth century, say that Marcellinus was of Gallic origin. So he was not one of the preachers who came from Italy, but either one whom Saint Peregrinus of Auxerre converted and then ordained, or one of those newly converted in other, earlier churches of Gaul.

Marcellinus was a witness of the death of the companions of Saint Peregrinus, later numbered among the saints: the deacon Corcodemus, who came from Rome, the subdeacons Alexander and Jovinian, and the priest Mars. All are buried on Mount Artre, in the public cemetery. Saint Marcellinus himself was also buried on Mount Artre, on 13 May, around 330. Without doubt his remains were there still in the time of Saint Germanus of Auxerre.