Marcianus of Cyrrhus

When did Marcianus die?

Marcianus of Cyrrhus is dated d. c. AD 388 in the archive, which places Marcianus in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400). 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 Marcianus?

Marcianus of Cyrrhus is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Theodoret of Cyrrhus. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Marcianus from?

The archive associates Marcianus of Cyrrhus with Chalcis, Syria. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.

Who were Marcianus’ contemporaries?

The archive links Marcianus of Cyrrhus to 2 other figures, including Julian Saba and Jerome of Stridon. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

[First attested ~50 years later, from local memory Theodoret gathered in his own diocese.] He shut himself in a cell so small that he could neither stand upright nor lie at full length... When the great Flavian and other bishops came to draw him out, he opened to them at evening and gave them a discourse in place of a meal. And knowing that the towns round about were already building chapels to seize his corpse, he bound his disciple by oath to bury him secretly — and the grave stayed hidden for fifty years.