Marcellinus and Peter
Saints Marcellinus and Peter | |
|---|---|
Statue of St. Marcellinus at Seligenstadt. | |
| Martyrs | |
| Died | ~304 AD Rome |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Santi Marcellino e Pietro al Laterano, Rome; Seligenstadt, Germany; relics also claimed by cathedral of Cremona |
| Feast | 2 June |
| Attributes | Depicted as two tonsured men holding crowns; palms of martyrdom; depicted alongside St. Pollio |
Saints Marcellinus and Peter (sometimes called Petrus Exorcista - Peter the Exorcist; Italian: Marcellino e Pietro) are venerated within the Catholic Church as martyrs who were beheaded. Hagiographies place them in 4th century Rome. They are generally represented as men in middle age, with tonsures and palms of martyrdom; sometimes they hold a crown each.