‘Quirinus (Croatian: Kvirin) (died 309 AD) is venerated as an early bishop of Sescia now Sisak in Croatia. He is mentioned by Eusebius of Caesarea.A Passio considered unreliable states that Quirinus was killed during the persecutions of Diocletian after being arrested in 309. Quirinus had attempted to flee but was imprisoned. He managed to convert his jailer named Marcellus to Christianity.
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0309-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Roman Empire, Pannonia (Roman province), Szombathely
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