Marcellus of Tangier
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Saint Marcellus of Tangier or Saint Marcellus the Centurion was a Roman centurion who is today venerated as a martyr-saint in both the Eastern Orthodox and the Catholic Church. His feast day is celebr
Icon of Saint Marcellus located in the Russian Orthodox Church of the Resurrection, Rabat
Procession of the Confraternity of Santo Cristo de la Bienaventuranza walking past the church of San Claudio in León, 2005.
Tingi
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Tingis was the ancient name of Tangier in Morocco and an important Carthaginian, Mauretanian, and Roman port on the Atlantic Ocean. It was eventually granted the status of a Roman colony and made the
Marcellus of Tangier
…the Eastern Orthodox and the Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on October 30. Marcellus is said to have been a Roman centurion, stationed at Tingis (modern-day Tangiers), who refused to participate in the general birthday celebrations of the Emperor Maximian, which would have entailed sacrifice to…
Location of Tingis in Roman Mauretania Tingitana
A coin of Tingi with a Punic legend
Surviving walls from Roman Tingis
Justinian and his general Belisarius, as depicted in Ravenna.