Saint Paternian | |
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 Saint Paternian on the coat-of-arms of Paternion. | |
| Born | ~275 AD? Fano? |
| Died | 13 November ~360 AD Fano? |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Fano |
| Feast | 12 July; 13 November; 23 November |
| Patronage | Cervia; Fano |
Paternian or Paternianus (Italian: San Paterniano) 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.[1][2]
(Paternian is often confused with Parthenian (Parteniano), a bishop of Bologna, also commemorated on 12 July.)[3]
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- ^ Sanctity Pictured: The Art of the Dominican and Franciscan Orders in Renaissance Italy, (Trinita Kennedy, ed.) Philip Wilson Publishers, 2014 ISBN 9781781300268 p. 158, n.7]