January 16 St. Marcellus I Pope (Marcel, Marcelo) Upheld the doctrine of required penance before absolution.
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January 16 St. Marcellus I Pope (Marcel, Marcelo) Upheld the doctrine of required penance before absolution. († 310) Patronage: stablemen horses Anversa degli Abruzzi, Italy. Montemarzo di Asti, Italy. . Diocletian's terrible persecution had taken its toll. It was reported that within a period of thirty days, sixteen thousand Christians were martyred. The Church in Rome was left scattered and disorganized, and the Holy See remained vacant for over two years. It wasn't until the ascension of Emperor Maxentius and his policy of toleration that a pope could be chosen. Marcellus, a Roman priest during the reign of Marcellinus, was elected.
January 16 St. Marcellus I Pope (Marcel, Marcelo) Upheld the doctrine of required penance before absolution.
January 16 St. Marcellus I Pope (Marcel…
January 16 St. Marcellus I Pope (Marcel, Marcelo) Upheld the doctrine of required penance before absolution.
January 16 St. Marcellus I Pope (Marcel, Marcelo) Upheld the doctrine of required penance before absolution. († 310) Patronage: stablemen horses Anversa degli Abruzzi, Italy. Montemarzo di Asti, Italy. . Diocletian's terrible persecution had taken its toll. It was reported that within a period of thirty days, sixteen thousand Christians were martyred. The Church in Rome was left scattered and disorganized, and the Holy See remained vacant for over two years. It wasn't until the ascension of Emperor Maxentius and his policy of toleration that a pope could be chosen. Marcellus, a Roman priest during the reign of Marcellinus, was elected.