Markellos 1

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitL VII
Variant NamesMarcellus
LocationsRome (residence);
Rome;
Rome (birthplace)
Textual SourcesLiber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle)

Markellos 1 was the father of pope Gregory II (Gregorios 72): Lib. Pont. 91. 1. Presumably he was a native of Rome, like his son ("natione Romanus") and husband of Honesta 1. Gregorios 72 was bishop of Rome from 715 to 731.

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