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Also known as

• Paternus of Coutances
• Paternus of Scissy
• Foix
• Padarn
• Pair
• Patier
• Paterno

Memorial

• 15 April
• 16 April on some calendars
• 23 September on some calendars

Profile

Son of Patranus. Monk at Ansion, France. Hermit near Coutances, France. Bishop of Avranches, France.

Born

• c.482 in Poitiers, France

Died

• c.568 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Avranches, France

Representation

• hermit bishop with serpents around him

MLA Citation

• “Saint Paternus of Avranches“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 December 2023. Web. 16 May 2024. <>