Marinus

Holy Martyr Marinus was a soldier and died beheaded in the third century, because not only did he refuse to offer sacrifice to idols, but he overturned and trampled the sacrifices offered by others. For this he was tortured and beheaded.

A senator, Asterius, dressed in costly white clothes, watched the sufferings of Saint Marinus and was so inspired by faith in Christ, who gives such courage to His followers, that he took the martyr's body on his back, carried it and buried it with honour. Seeing this, the pagans killed him too as a Christian. The Serbian Church commemorates Marinus on 17 March by the old calendar (30 March by the new).