Marcellinus of Carthage | |
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Martyr | |
Born | Toledo, Spain |
Died | 13 September 413 Africa |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Feast | September 13[1] |
Marcellinus of Carthage was a Christian martyr and saint who died in 413. He was secretary of state of the Western Roman Empire under Roman emperor Honorius and a close friend of Augustine of Hippo, as well as a correspondent of Saint Jerome. Saint Augustine dedicated the first books of his landmark The City of God to Marcellinus in 413.