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Detail of A Saint Marcellina Holy Card Date And Artist Unknown
Detail of A Saint Marcellina Holy Card Date And Artist Unknown

Saint Marcellina

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

17-Jul

Born

C.330 at Trier, Gaul (in modern Germany)

Died

C.398 of natural causes; buried in the crypt under the altar of the Ambrosian Basilica in Milan, Italy

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Marcellina, also known as Marcellina of Milan, was born around 330 in Trier, Gaul (modern Germany). She was the daughter of the Roman imperial prefect of Gaul and the sister of two prominent saints, Ambrose of Milan and Satyrus. After her father's death, Marcellina moved to Rome at a young age and was raised by her older brothers.

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