
Saint Marcian of Constantinople
Also known as: Marciano
Saint
Pre-Congregation
Feast Day
January 10
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Biography
Saint Marcian of Constantinople, also known as Marciano, was a prominent member of a Roman family in Constantinople during the 5th century. He had close familial ties to Emperor Theodosius II and was ordained as a cleric in the year 455. Devoting his life to the service of God, Marcian embraced a particularly austere lifestyle, which unfortunately led to him being wrongly accused of the heresy of Novatianism....