Paternian

Saint

Paternian
Saint Paternian on the coat-of-arms of Paternion.
Born~275 AD?
Fano?
Died13 November ~360 AD
Fano?
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineFano
Feast12 July; 13 November; 23 November
PatronageCervia; 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]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Fano" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ 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]