Marinus of Rome

Holy Martyr Marinus of Rome.

The holy martyr Marinus was a Roman of noble family who confessed Christ in the third century. Tradition relates that he was tortured and beheaded for refusing to sacrifice to the idols.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Marinus of Rome is commemorated on December 16. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on December 29 of the civil calendar.

Who celebrates a name day

People with these names keep their name day on this feast:

Marinos

Also commemorated on December 16

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  Aggaeus the Prophet

  Prophet, Αγγαίος

  Prophet Haggai.

  Name days: Angeos, Aggaios, Haggai

• Theophano the Empress

  Holy Woman, Θεοφανώ η Βασίλισσα

  Holy Empress Theophano the Wonderworker, wife of Emperor Leo the Wise.

  Name days: Theofano, Theophano

• Modestos of Jerusalem

  Hierarch, Μόδεστος Ιεροσολύμων

  Modestos, Archbishop of Jerusalem, patron of animals.

  Name days: Modestos, Modest, Modestus

• Memnon of Ephesus

  Hierarch, Μέμνων Εφέσου

  Memnon, Archbishop of Ephesus.

• Nicholas Chrysoberges

  Hierarch, Νικόλαος Β' Χρυσοβέργης

  Nicholas II Chrysoberges, Patriarch of Constantinople.