MARINO of Constantinople. — Arian bishop of Thrace, he was summoned to Constantinople in 386 after the death of Demophilus. Soon afterward, however, Dorotheus of Antioch was preferred to him, and M. separated from the Arian community, organizing a sect with its own churches for liturgical functions, which was called the Marinian or Psathirian (pastry-cooks) sect from the trade of a certain Theotistus, one of M.’s most ardent followers. The schism became more acute when the question arose whether the title of Father should be given to God even before He had generated the Word: whereas Dorotheus denied it, M., to contradict him, affirmed II. Later the sect divided further because of personal disputes with Agapius, whom M. had promoted to the see of Ephesus. Many, disgusted by these petty internal struggles, returned to the Nicene faith. The schism of M. lasted about 25 years; in 420 an agreement was reached stipulating that the question should no longer be discussed, but union could be effected only in Constantinople, since elsewhere the separation continued.
Agostino Amore
MARINO GIAMBATTISTA — MARINO I