Saint Marinus

Saint Marinus
Portrait by Stefano Bolognini, 1740
Hermit
Born	c. 275 Arba, Dalmatia, Roman Empire
Died	366 (traditional) Monte Titano, Roman Italy
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church [1]
Major shrine	Basilica of Saint Marinus
Feast	3 September
Attributes	Depicted as a bearded layman with a stonemason's hammer; also depicted as a young deacon with a hammer; depicted serving as a deacon to Saint Leo the Great or Gaudentius of Rimini; two oxen near him.
Patronage	bachelors; deacons; falsely accused people; San Marino

Marinus (/məˈriːnəs/; Italian: San Marino) was an Early Christian and the founder of a chapel and monastery in 301 from whose initial community the state of San Marino later grew.