Saint Marinus


Marinus
Portrait by Pompeo Batoni, 1740
Hermit
Bornc.275
Arba, Dalmatia, Roman Empire
Died366 (traditional)
Monte Titano, Roman Italy
Venerated in
Major shrineBasilica of Saint Marinus
Feast3 September
AttributesDepicted with a stonemason's hammer and tools; two oxen near him.
Patronagebachelors; deacons; falsely accused people; San Marino

Marinus (/məˈrnəs/; Italian: San Marino) was an Early Christian and the founder of a chapel and monastery in 301 from whose initial community the state of San Marino later grew.