Marcella of Rome
Saint Marcella | |
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Saint Marcella pleading with the Goths | |
| Born | 325 Rome, Italia, Roman Empire |
| Died | 410 Rome, Italia, Western Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
| Feast | January 31 |
Marcella (325–410) is a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches as well as the Anglican Communion. She was a Christian ascetic in the Western Roman Empire.
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church reports, "She suffered bodily ill-treatment at the hands of the Goths when they captured Rome in 410 and died from its effects." She is commemorated on 31 January.