OCTOBER 30
The Holy Hieromartyr Marcian, Bishop of Syracuse, a disciple of the Apostle Peter, was sent to Sicily. Here he settled in a cave near the city of Syracuse and successfully spread the faith in Christ. He died a martyr. His relics are in the Italian city of Gaeta. (The Hieromartyr Marcian is the same person as St Marcellus, Bishop of Sicily, commemorated on February 9).
The Holy Hieromartyr Marcian, Bishop of Syracuse, a disciple of the Apostle Peter, was sent to Sicily. Here he settled in a cave near the city of Syracuse and successfully spread the faith in Christ. He died a martyr. His relics are in the Italian city of Gaeta. (The Hieromartyr Marcian is the same person as St Marcellus, Bishop of Sicily, commemorated on February 9).
