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 (Greek: Κέλσος & Μαρκιονίλλα) were early Christian martyrs. Marcionilla was a matron,[1] and Celsus was her little son. Together with Anastasius, Anthony, Julian and others they suffered martyrdom in Antioch during the Diocletianic Persecution.[2]

References

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

External links

• Saints Julian, Basilissa, Marcianilla, and Celsus at the Christian Iconography web site