Marcianus of Arles or Marcion of Arles was the 3rd-century bishop of Arles who later converted to Novatianism. After his conversion, Faustinus, bishop of Lyons denounced him, and Cyprian wrote a letter to Stephen, exhorting the Roman bishop to join in the excommunication of Marcion, so that when he has been excommunicated, another bishop may be elected in his place.[1][2][3] However, despite the Gallic bishops denouncing Marcianus, Pope Stephen refused to excommunicate him.[4]

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  1. ^ "CHURCH FATHERS: Epistle 66 (Cyprian of Carthage)". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2022-07-03. Argument.— As Marcianus, Bishop of Arles, When He Followed the Sect of Novatian, Had Seduced Many, and by His Schism Had Separated Himself from the Communion of the Rest of the Bishops, Cyprian Warns Stephanus, that He Should by Announcing the Excommunication of the Offender, Alike by Rome and Carthage, Enable the Church at Arles, to Elect Another in His Place; And that So Peace Might Be Granted, as Well to the Lapsed as to Those Seduced by Him, Upon Their Repentance, and a Return to the Church Conceded to Them.
  2. ^ Winstanley, Edmund (1846). An outline of ecclesiastical and civil history.
  3. ^ Comber, Thomas (1841). A companion to the temple; or, A help to devotion in the use of the Common prayer.
  4. ^ "Saint Stephen I | pope | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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