in north-western Italy. He occupied his Office for 45 years and had been consecrated by St Barnabas. Patronages – of both the City and Diocese if Tortona, of Genola, also in Italy. Also known as – Marcianus, Martianus, Marzano, Marziano.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Tortona, St Marcian, Bishop and Martyr who received the Crown of immortality by being killed under Trajan, for the glory of Christ.”
Tradition states that he was born to a pagan family but was converted by St Barnabas and then confirmed in the Christian faith by St Sirus the 1st Bishop of Pavia.
St Secundus (Died c119) to become the Bishop of Asti is said to have met Marcian at Tortona, when the former was still a pagan and St Marcian converted him.
There is some disagreement about the year of St Marcian’s death. Some sources say it occurred in c17, under Trajan, while others say it was under Hadrian in c122 but all agree that he was Crucified.
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