The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Marcus of Calabria
fl. AD 325 (death unrecorded) · Italian bishop at Nicaea · Calabria, Italy
The Nicene Age
Who Marcus of Calabria was
One of the tiny Western contingent at Nicaea — the bishop who subscribed for Calabria in the Latin south, in an assembly so overwhelmingly Eastern that all Italy beyond Rome's two legates was represented by him. A name on the greatest of subscription lists, standing for a peninsula.
The Nicaea subscription list alone.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When was Marcus active?
Marcus of Calabria is dated fl. AD 325 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Marcus in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Marcus?
Marcus of Calabria is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from The 318 Fathers. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Marcus from?
The archive associates Marcus of Calabria with Calabria, Italy. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Marcus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Marcus of Calabria to 1 other figure, including Constantine the Great. 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.
Nicaea subscription list (325)
c. AD 325Marcus of Calabria, from Italia.The 318 Fathers · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- 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
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
- AD 325 · The Council of Nicaea, AD 325
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Marcus.
- 1Italyprovince only