Pope Marcellinus became bishop of Rome on 30 June 296; after Pope St Caius who was was Pope from 17 December 283 to 22 April 296.Pope Marcellinus papacy ended on thwe 1st April 304.His feast day is on the 26th April and he was given Sainthood.
Marcellinus’ pontificate began at a time when Diocletian was Roman Emperor, but before his persecution of the Christians. During Diocletian's persecution Marcellinus was called upon to sacrifice, and terrorised complied with the Roman emperor's order to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods and offered incense to idols, but that, repenting shortly afterwards, he confessed the faith of Christ Marcellinus after his fall presented himself before a council, which refused to try him on the ground that prima sedes a nemine iudicatur. Marcellinus suffered martyrdom and was buried, on the 26th of April 304, in the cemetery of Priscilla, on the Via Salaria, 25 days after his martyrdom.
