Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
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About
Roman Emperor from 161 to 180. Father of Commodus. During his reign the incursions of the Picts in Britain and the onslaughts of the Germans were followed by the Parthian war of 161 to 166. It was during this war that he composed his well-known “Meditations,” a collection of moral reflections. The only blot on his fame is the persecution of the Christians.
Profiled Saints Martyred by Marcus Aurelius
- Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne
- Martyrs of Porto Romano
- Martyrs of Scillium
- Saint Aconto of Porto Romano
- Saint Acyllinus of Scillium
- Saint Alexander of Apema
- Saint Alexander of Lyon
- Saint Alexander of Rome
- Saint Alexander of Vienne
- Saint Benignus of Dijon
- Saint Biblis of Lyons
- Saint Blandina the Slave
- Saint Caius of Apema
- Saint Cominus of Lugdunum
- Saint Concordius of Spoleto
- Saint Constantius of Perugia
- Saint Cythinus of Scillium
- Saint Daniel of Padua
- Saint Donata of Scillium
- Saint Eleusippus
- Saint Epagathus of Lugdunum
- Saint Epipodius of Lyon
- Saint Exuperius of Vienne
- Saint Felician of Vienne
- Saint Felix of Scillium
- Saint Flocellus
- Saint Gaius of Apamea
- Saint Generosa of Scillium
- Saint Herculanus of Porto Romano
- Saint Iolande of Rome
- Saint Januaria of Scillium
- Saint Laetantius of Scillium
- Saint Leonilla
- Saint Maturus the Novice
- Saint Meleusippus
- Saint Narzales of Scillium
- Saint Nonno of Porto Romano
- Saint Patroclus of Troyes
- Saint Photinus of Lyons
- Saint Ponziano of Spoleto
- Saint Sabinian of Troyes
- Saint Sagar of Laodicea
- Saint Secunda of Scillium
- Saint Severinus of Vienne
- Saint Sidronius
- Saint Speratus of Scillium
- Saint Speusippus
- Saint Taurino of Porto Romano
- Saint Thraseas of Eumenia
- Saint Valerian of Châlon-sur-Saône
- Saint Vestina of Scillium
- Saint Veturius of Scillium
Associations in Art
- Saint Abercius Marcellus; performed an exorcism on the daughter of Marcus Aurelius
MLA Citation
- “Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus”. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 February 2010. Web. 26 May 2017. <http://catholicsaints.info/emperor-marcus-aurelius-antoninus/>