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Key facts
- Born
- c. 275 , Arba , Dalmatia , Roman Empire
- Died
- 366 (traditional), Monte Titano , Roman Italy
- Venerated in
- Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
- Major shrine
- Basilica of Saint Marinus
- Feast
- 3 September
- Attributes
- Depicted with a stonemason's hammer and tools; two oxen near him.
- Patronage
- bachelors ; deacons ; falsely accused people; San Marino
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Dalmatia
- Place of death
- Monte Titano
- Occupation
- stonemason
- Position held
- deacon
- Religion
- Christianity
- Image
- San Marino che benedice la città, Bartolomeo Gennari.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint Marinus
- canonization status
- saint
- date of birth
- 0275-00-00
- date of death
- 0366-09-03
- feast day
- September 3
- name in native language
- San Marino
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Encyclopedic overview
Marinus (/məˈriːnəs/; Italian: San Marino) is a Christian saint, who according to hagiographical accounts recorded centuries after his lifetime was the founder of a chapel and monastery in 301 from whose initial community the state of San Marino later grew.
Life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marinus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.