05 Works, Today, June 7th is Saint Marcellinus' day, his story in Paintings #158

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Holy Martyrs Marcellinus and Peter

When the Emperor Diocletian summoned Hieromartyr Marcellinus, pope of Rome (304),  and threatened him with torture, he offered incense and sacrifice to idols and was, because of this, rewarded by the Emperor with a costly garment. 

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Pope Marcellinus offering incense with Saint Peter behind him

But Marcellinus repented bitterly and began to weep both day and night for his rejection of Christ, even as the Apostle Peter had before him. 

A synod of bishops was held at that time in Campania, and the Pope dressed himself in sackcloth and sprinkled ashes on his head, and, going before the Synod, confessed his sin and asked them to judge him. The fathers said: 'Let him judge himself.' Then he said: 'I strip myself of the sacerdotal rank of which I am not worthy; and, further, let my body not be buried after my death, but let it be thrown to the dogs.' Having said this, he pronounced a curse on any who should dare to bury him. 

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Sts Marcellinus and Peter the Exorcist

He then went to the Emperor Diocletian and, casting the precious garment in front of him, confessed his faith in Christ and cursed the idols. 

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Saints Peter and Marcellinus

The enraged Emperor ordered that he be tortured and killed outside the city, together with three other men: Claudius, Cyrinus and Antoninus. The bodies of these three were buried at once, but the Pope's body lay there for thirty-six days. Then St Peter appeared to Marcellus, the new Pope, and told him to bury Marcellinus' body, saying: 'Whoso humbleth himself shall be exalted.' " (Prologue) (See Blessed Constantine, Metropolitan of Kiev, commemorated on June 5). More on Pope Marcellinus

Rufillus von weißenau

Saints Marcellinus and Peter

Illumination from the Passionary of Weissenau

Scholars place Rufillus von weißenau in the late-twelfth century Premonstratensian abbey of Weissenau near Ravensburg in the South of Germany. In secondary literature he is commonly regarded as an illuminator. Judging from the decoration in the two manuscripts, which include numerous decorated initials and even some full-page miniatures, he was quite accomplished.

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