Paternian
Paternian or Paternianus 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.)
Patron saint of Cervia; Fano
In the Martyrology
- July 12 Saint Paterniano, bishop of Fano