Pope Marcellus I [SEP] place of death
Pope Marcellus I
Pope Marcellus I (6 January 255 – 16 January 309) was the Bishop of Rome or Pope from May or June 308 to his death in 309. He succeeded Pope Marcellinus after a considerable interval. Under Maxentius, he was banished from Rome in 309, on account of the tumult caused by the severity of the penances he had imposed on Christians who had lapsed under the recent persecution. He died the same year, being succeeded by Pope Eusebius. His relics are under the altar of San Marcello
of Constantinople and Sozomen, Photinus was a follower of Marcellus.
- In 336, a church trial at Constantinople deposed Marcellus and condemned his doctrines.
- Pope Julius I supported Marcellus and called for his restoration.
- In 342 or 343, the mostly Western Council of Sardica restored Marcellus, while the mostly Eastern Council of Philippopolis sustained his removal.
- Under pressure from his co-Emperor Constans, Constantius II initially backed the decision of Sardica, but after Constans' death, reversed course.
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