Case file · Folklore / legend
Saint Marinus founds San Marino
Tradition holds that in 301 the stonemason Marinus, fleeing persecution, founded a hermit community on Monte Titano that became the Republic of San Marino; his legend tells of a bear tamed and a healed boy.
301 CE · 43.94, 12.45 · status: legend
The sceptical view
The vita is late medieval; 3 September 301 is a traditional founding date.