Saint
Paternus of Auch
A hierarch venerated at Auch in Gaul, from the first Christian centuries.
- Feast
- September 28old style October 11
- Era
- 2nd century
- Place
- Bilbao
- Order
- Hierarchs
Life
Holy Hierarch Paternus of Auch was one of the earliest bishops of the city of Auch in Gaul (today in southern France), in the 2nd century. He was of Basque birth, born according to one note at Bilbao in Spain.
The sources at hand say nothing of his deeds or his end. He is commemorated on 28 September, by the Western calendar (new style), as a saint of the undivided Church.
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