Saint Paternian
Sign in to savePaternian or Paternianus () is the name of an Italian saint. A native of Fermo who escaped to the mountains during the persecutions of Christians by Diocletian, he was then appointed bishop of Fano by Pope Sylvester I.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Fano
- Place of death
- Fano
- Occupation
- presbyter
- Image
- Bisschop uit Fano Divus Paternianus Civitatis Fanensis Episcopus et Protector (titel op object), RP-P-OB-43.337.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0275-01-01
- date of death
- 0360-11-13
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- Commons category
- Saint Paternion
- feast day
- July 10
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Paternian or Paternianus () is the name of an Italian saint. A native of Fermo who escaped to the mountains during the persecutions of Christians by Diocletian, he was then appointed bishop of Fano by Pope Sylvester I.
(Paternian is often confused with Parthenian (Parteniano), a bishop of Bologna, also commemorated on 12 July.)
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