The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313

Marcella of Alexandria

d. c. AD 202 (martyr) · Mother of Potamiaena · Martyr · Alexandria

The Ante-Nicene Church

Who Marcella of Alexandria was

Burned with her daughter Potamiaena in the Severan persecution — mother and virgin dying together in the company Eusebius records around Origen's school.

Verified single attestation

Eusebius VI.5 only.

Also listed in martyrs and women.

Common questions

When did Marcella die?

Marcella of Alexandria is dated d. c. AD 202 (martyr) in the archive, which places Marcella in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.

Which early sources mention Marcella?

Marcella of Alexandria is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Marcella from?

The archive associates Marcella of Alexandria with Alexandria.

Who were Marcella’s contemporaries?

The archive links Marcella of Alexandria to 2 other figures, including Potamiaena of Alexandria and Basilides the Soldier. 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.

Ecclesiastical History VI.5

c. AD 325
…Potamiaena, with her mother Marcella, was put to death by fire.
Eusebius of Caesarea · VI.5 · source text

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The one place the sources put Marcella.

  1. 1Alexandria

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