Christian feast day: Marinus and Asterius of Caesarea

Marinus of Caesarea

Roman soldier and Christian martyr

Marinus of Caesarea was a Roman soldier and a Christian martyr.

Asterius of Caesarea

Asterius of Caesarea was a Roman senator who became a Christian martyr. After Asterius gave a Christian burial to the Roman soldier Marinus of Caesarea, who suffered martyrdom, he too was condemned to death and beheaded.

Caesarea Maritima

Ancient Levantine city

Caesarea also Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Palaestinae or Caesarea Stratonis, was an ancient and medieval port city on the coast of the eastern Mediterranean, and later a small fishing village. It was the capital of Roman Judaea, Syria Palaestina and Palaestina Prima,…

March 3

Day of the year

March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 303 days remain until the end of the year.