Saint Marus of Trier
Bishop and Confessor
Bishop of Trier in the 5th century and successor to Exametus, Saint Marus distinguished himself by rebuilding religious edifices ruined by the Huns, notably the temple of the Mother of God. Although details of his life are little known, his tomb in the Basilica of Saint Paulinus became a place of pilgrimage famous for its miraculous healings.
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SAINT MARUS, BISHOP OF TRIER AND CONFESSOR (479).
Episcopate and reconstructions
Successor to Exametus at Trier under the pontificate of Hilary, Marus dedicated himself to the restoration of the basilicas and the temple of the Mother of God destroyed by the Huns.
Saint Marus Saint Marus Bishop of Trier in the 5th century, successor to Exametus. , successor to Bishop Exa metus o Examète Bishop of Trier and immediate predecessor of Saint Marus. n the see of Trie r, flo Trèves Birthplace of the saint. urished, it is said, under Pop e Hilary, su pape Hilaire Pope from 461 to 467, successor to Leo the Great. ccessor to Saint Leo the Great. The saint Léon le Grand Predecessor of Hilary on the See of Rome. injury of time has stolen from posterity the knowledge of his life; however, some traces of his virtues remain to us, entrusted by the tradition of our fathers to the faithful memory of generations. His primary occupation consisted of rebuilding and embellishing the basilicas and the tombs of the martyrs; he displayed his zeal particularly in the reconstruction of a temple of the most holy Mother of God, built formerly by Saint Felix, and which the Huns h ad j Huns People who devastated the city of Trier and its religious buildings. ust burned and ruined along with the rest of the city. He merited having a place there for his burial among the numerous bodies of the holy martyrs and holy bishops who were there, notably that of Saint Paulinus, bisho p and martyr saint Paulin Bishop and martyr whose basilica houses the tomb of Marus. .
Cult and posthumous miracles
Buried in the Basilica of Saint-Paulin, his tomb became a place of pilgrimage famous for its miraculous healings, particularly of gout and paralysis.
The miracles that took place at his tomb and which rendered him glorious in the ages that followed, showed how eminent this man had been in holiness and purity, and how precious his soul was found before God. He was once the object of eager devotion on the part of both natives and foreigners, and the sick afflicted with gout or paralysis, or nervous convulsions, particularly experienced the effect of his protection. The gathering of pilgrims was considerable in the Basilica of Saint-Paulin, where the people of Trier annually celebrated his solem n feas Trèves Birthplace of the saint. t, and the stone of the threshold of his tomb appeared quite worn by the knees of the suppliants.
Annexes & related entities
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Key Events
- Succeeded Bishop Exametus to the see of Trier
- Exercised his episcopate under Pope Hilarius
- Reconstruction and embellishment of basilicas and martyrs' tombs
- Reconstruction of the temple of the Mother of God destroyed by the Huns
Miracles
- Healing of the sick afflicted with gout, paralysis, or nervous convulsions at his tomb