Marbury, Euward, an English minister of the 17th century, became rector of St. James's, Garlickhithe, London, in 1613; subsequently rector of St. Peter's, Paul's Wharf, and retired from public labors during the liebellion. He died about 1C55. JMarbury published A Commentary on Obadiah (Loud. 1G40, 4to) : — .1 Com- mentary on Habahkuk (1G50, 4to). — Allibone, Diet, of Brit, and A mer. A uthors, s. v.
Marca, Pikrke de, a French Roman Catholic the- ologian and historian, was born at Pan, in Beam, Jan. 24, 1591. He was of good family, was brought up by the Jesuits of Auch, and afterwards studied law at Tou- louse. In 1G13 he became member of the Council of P.iu, and when, in 1G21, this body was erected into a l);irliament by Louis XIII, he was appointed its presi- ilent, as a reward for his services to Romanism. After the death of his wife, which occurred in 1G32, he entered the Cluirch. In 1G39 he was made counsellor of state. Cardinal de Richelieu having commissioned him to re- ply to Hersent's Optatus Gallns, Marca composed De Concordia Sacerdotii et Imperii (Paris, 1G41 sq.), which is liis ablest work, and was rewarded by the bishopric of Conserans, to which he was appointed in lG4o. The pope, however, would not approve the (iallican writer as in- cumbent of the episcopal office, and the appointment was not sanctioned at Rome until Marca had recalled the work in 1G47. In 1652 he was promoted to tlie arch- bishopric of Toulouse ; later was transferred to the archi- cpiscopal see of Paris, and there died in the year of his transfer, 1GG2. He wrote also Dissertatio de Primatu
Lvgdimensi et coeteris primatihus (1644, 8vo) : — Relation de ce qui s' est fait depuis 1653 dans les assemblies des eveques au snjet des cinq propositions (Paris, 1657, 4to). This was unfavorable to the Jansenists, and was refuted by Nicole in his Belga j)ercontator, and some othef writers. Collections of some other writings of IMarca on divers subjects were published by Baluze (1GG9 and 1G81, 2 vols. 8vo) and abbe Paget (1G68, 4to), who, how- ever, brought out the best edition of iMarca's De Concor- dia (Paris, 1663, and often). See Gallia Christiana, vols. i and vii ; De Paget, Vie de Pien-e de Marca ; Bompart, Eloge de Marca (Paris, 1672, 8vo) ; De Longuerue, Dis- sertations diverses ; Mercure de Prance, 1644 to 1662 ; Fisquet, France Pontijicale. See Hoefer, A'ouv. Biog. Generale, xxxiii, 374 ; Herzog, Real-Encykl<ip. ix, 17 sq.
Marcella, St., is the name of two saints in the Romish Cliurch. (1) One of these was a Roman wid- ow, the intimate friend of Paula and of Eustochius, and a pupil of the noted Church father Jerome, who said of her that we could judge of her merits by her no- ble disciples. IMarcella was a Christian, and deeply learned in the Scriptures. She was greatly opposed to the errors of Origen, who mingled the dogmas of Ori- ental philosophy with the truths of Christianity. On difficult passages of Scripture she consulted Jerome; but she herself was considted from all parts as a great the- ologian, and her answers were always dictated by pru- dence and humility. She died A.D. 409, soon after Rome was taken by the Goths, from the effects of the assault and abuse of the troops of Alaric. She is commemo- rated January 31. (2) The second, a martyr of the Church in Alexandria, flourished in the days of the em- peror Severus. She is commemorated Jmie 28.
Marcellians, a sect of heretics who flourished to- wards the close of the 4th century; so called from Mar- cellus of Ancyra, whom the Arians unjustly accused of reviving the errors of Sabellius. Epiphanius informs us that great diversity of opinion prevailed in his day on the justness of charging INIarcellus of Ancj^ra with the heretical tendencies of the so-called Marcellians. The latter denied the three hypostases, holding the Son and the Holy Ghost as two emanations from the divine nature, to exist independently only until the perform- ance of their respective offices, and then to return again into the substance of the Father. See Marcellus of
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Marcellina, a noted female pupil of Carpocrates (q. v.), commenced teaching at Rome the Gnostic system of her instructor, in 160, under Anicetus, and met with so great success (see Irenceus, .Ic/f. //op/-, i, 25, G; Epi- phanius, Hcer. 27, 6) that her followers and pupils were denominated Marcellinists. This is the sect mentioned by Celsus (Orig. c. Celsitm, vol. v), and are not to be mis- taken for tlie followers of Marcellus of Ancyra, the Mar- cellians. Origen asserts that he could find no trace of the Marcellinists. Another Marcellina was the sister of Ambrosius, and a strict ascetic. — Herzog, Real-Ency- klopddie, ix, 20 ; Pierer, Unirersul-Lexikon, x, 855.
Marcellinus, a native of Rome, son of Projectus, is said to have been made bishop of Rome May 3, 296. As he lived in a period of violent persecution, we have but little certain information concerning him ; the acts of a synod said to have been held at Sinuessa in 303 (published by jMansi, Coll. i, 1250 sq. ; and Hardouin, Coll. Cone, i, 217 sq.) relate as follows: Diocletian had suc- ceeded in compelling the hitherto steadfast bishop to come with him into the temple of Yesta and Isis, and to offer up incense to them; this was afterwards proclaim- ed by three priests and two deacons who had witnessed the deed, and a synod was assembled to. investigate the affair at Sinuessa, at which no less than three hundred bishops were present — " a number quite impossible for that country, especially in a time of persecution" (Dr, H. B. Smithi in Diillinger's Fables, p. 82, foot note). Mar- cellinus denied everything for the first two days, but on the third came in, his head covered with ashes, and made