Saint Marinus


Marinus
Portrait by Stefano Bolognini, 1740
Hermit
Bornc. 275
Arba, Dalmatia, Roman Empire
Died366 (traditional)
Monte Titano, Roman Italy
Venerated in[1]
Major shrineBasilica of Saint Marinus
Feast3 September
AttributesDepicted with a stonemason's hammer and tools; two oxen near him.[2]
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.

  1. ^ "Orthodox Europe :: San Marino". orthodoxengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. ^ Husenbeth, Frederik Charles. Emblems of Saints: By which They are Distinguished in Works of Art, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860, p. 110