Paternian
Life and witness
At Bolonia, of St. Paternian, bishop.
Biographical overview
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. (Paternian is often confused with Parthenian (Parteniano), a bishop of Bologna, also commemorated on 12 July.)
Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness
Bononiae sancti Paterniani Episcopi.