Saint Paulinus of Trier

Memorial

• 31 August

Profile

Missionary to Germany where he worked with Saint Maximinus in the area of Trier. Bishop of Trier in 349. Strongly supported Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, which led to him being exiled to Phrygia, Asia Minor by the Arian Emperor Constantius in 355; he was never able to return to his diocese.

Born

• Gascony, France

Died

• 358 in Phrygia, Asia Minor (in modern Turkey)
• relics returned to Trier, Germany in 396

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Paulinus of Trier”. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 July 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-paulinus-of-trier/>