Paulinus of Trier

Saint Paulinus of Trier
Monument to Saint Paulinus
Bishop of Augusta Treverorum (Trier)
Born	Gascony, France
Died	358 Phrygia, in modern Turkey
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church
Feast	31 August

Saint Paulinus of Trier (died 358) was bishop of Trier and a supporter of St. Athanasius the Great in the conflict against Arianism. At the Synod of Arles (353) he was targeted by the Arians, and was exiled to Phrygia,^[1] being effectively singled out by the Emperor Constantius II.^[2] He died in exile^[3] five years later, but his remains were returned to Trier in 395. His tomb is in the crypt of the city's St. Paulinus' Church, which was rededicated to him.

Paulinus was from Gascony and educated in the cathedral school at Poitiers.^[4] He travelled to Germany with Maximin of Trier, whom he succeeded as bishop.

Veneration

He is a saint venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is on 31 August.^[5]

References

^ Carl L. Beckwith, "The Condemnation and Exile of Hilary of Poitiers at the Synod of Beziers (356 C.E.)", Journal of Early Christian Studies 13:1
^ NPNF2-09. Philip Scgaff, ed. "Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus"; Daniel H. Williams, Ambrose of Milan and the End of the Arian-Nicene Conflicts (1995), p. 53.
^ Paulinus of Trier
^ Catholic Encyclopedia: " Diocese of Poitiers"
^ Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome