Saint Paterniano

Memorial

• 13 November

Profile

Hermit near Fano, Italy. Monk. Abbot. Bishop for 40 years.

Died

• 13 November 348 near Cervia, Italy of natural causes
• the people of Cervia and Fano fought over his body

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Cervia, Italy
• Fano, Italy
• Ravenna-Cervia, Italy, archdiocese of

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Paterniano”. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 September 2010. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-paterniano/>