The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Marinus of Arles
fl. AD 313–314 (death unrecorded) · Bishop of Arelate · Host and president of the Council of Arles · Arles, Gaul
The Nicene Age
Who Marinus of Arles was
Bishop of Arelate when Constantine convened the West's first great council in his city in 314 — its host and presiding figure, having already sat at the Lateran hearing of 313. The council's canons and its stern letter to Pope Silvester went out from his church: the Donatist schism judged, and judged again, under his roof.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When was Marinus active?
Marinus of Arles is dated fl. AD 313–314 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Marinus in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
What did Marinus write?
Marinus of Arles has 1 catalogued writing in the archive: The Synodal Letter of the Council of Arles to Sylvester of Rome.
Which early sources mention Marinus?
Marinus of Arles is named in 4 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from The bishops at Arles, The Council of Arles, Eusebius of Caesarea and Optatus of Milevis. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Marinus from?
The archive associates Marinus of Arles with Arles, Gaul. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Writings (1)
The Synodal Letter of the Council of Arles to Sylvester of Rome
AD 314Being united by the common tie of charity… we have been brought to the City of Arles by the wish of the most pious Emperor.Read the interlinear source text →
Primary-source mentions (4)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Council of Arles subscription list (314)
c. AD 314Marinus, bishop of Arles… to the most beloved pope Silvester: what we have decreed in common council, we signify to your charity.The bishops at Arles · source text
The Synodal Letter of the Council of Arles to Pope Sylvester — the subscription list
c. AD 314To the most beloved Pope Silvester: Marinus, Acratius, Natalis, Theodore, Proterius, Vocius, Verus, Probatius, Caecilian, Faustinus, Surgentius, Gregory, Reticius, Ambitausus, Termatius, Merocles, Pardus, Adelfius, Hibernius, Fortunatus, Aristasius, Lampadius, Vitalis, Maternus, Liberius, Gregory, Crescens, Avitianus, Dafnus, Orantalis, Quintasius, Victor, Epictetus, eternal health in the Lord!The Council of Arles · Letter of the Council of Arles to Sylvester · source text
Ecclesiastical History X.5.19 (named in Constantine's letter with Reticius and Maternus)
c. AD 325With Reticius, Maternus and Marinus, thy colleagues, whom I have commanded to hasten to Rome for this purpose.Eusebius of Caesarea · Ecclesiastical History X.5 · source text
Against Parmenian I.23 (the Lateran judges of 313)
c. AD 367Connected in the archive
People
- Maternus of Cologne
- Reticius of Autun
- Constantine the Great
- Nicasius of Die
- Chrestus of Syracuse
- Claudianus
- Vitus
- Eugenius the Roman legate
- Cyriacus
- Merocles
Named alongside Marinus in the sources
These figures are placed with Marinus by the record — in a council roll, a martyr-act, a letter or a history — without Marinus naming them in return.
- Acratius
- Ambitausus
- Aristasius
- Avitianus
- Crescens (subscriber at Arles)
- Dafnus
- Epictetus
- Faustinus (subscriber at Arles)
- Fortunatus
- Gregory (first of the name at Arles)
- Gregory (second of the name at Arles)
- Hibernius
- Lampadius
- Liberius
- Natalis
- Orantalis
- Pardus
- Probatius
- Proterius
- Quintasius
- Surgentius
- Termatius
- Theodore
- Verus
- Victor
- Vitalis
- Vocius
Events in this lifetime
- 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 2 places the sources put Marinus, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.