The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Cassian of Tangier
d. AD 298 (martyr) · Court stenographer · Martyr · Tangier (Tingis)
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Cassian of Tangier was
The shorthand-writer of the tribunal at Tingis who, transcribing the sentence on Marcellus, flung down his pen and stylus in protest and was condemned to follow the centurion to death. His passion is bound to Marcellus's in the acta — the notary who could not, in the end, take down the words.
The Cassian passio transmitted with the Acta Marcelli alone.
Also listed in martyrs.
Common questions
When did Cassian die?
Cassian of Tangier is dated d. AD 298 (martyr) in the archive, which places Cassian in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Cassian?
Cassian of Tangier is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Passio S. Cassiani. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Cassian from?
The archive associates Cassian of Tangier with Tangier (Tingis).
Who were Cassian’s contemporaries?
The archive links Cassian of Tangier to 1 other figure, including Marcellus of Tangier. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Passio S. Cassiani Tingitani (transmitted with the Acts of Marcellus, c. 4th–5th century; original Latin, working translation)
c. AD 298[Attested in the dossier of the Acts of Marcellus, later than the event.] And when Aurelius Agricolanus pronounced that Marcellus be put to the sword, Cassian, the shorthand-writer of the court, hurled his pen and tablets to the ground, crying out that the sentence was unjust — and was dragged to prison in his turn, and in his turn to the sword.Passio S. Cassiani · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 235 · Maximinus Thrax targets the clergy, AD 235
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
- AD 251 · The Novatianist schism, AD 251
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Cassian.