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Paternus was also a bishop of Vannes
Vannes

Vannes is a Communes of France in the Morbihan Departments of France in Bretagne in northwestern France.It was founded over 2000 years ago....
 (Brittany) (c. 500) and a bishop of Zaragoza
Archdiocese of Zaragoza

The Archdiocese of Zaragoza is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the Provinces of Spain of Zaragoza , part of the autonomous communities of Spain of Arag?n....
 (Spain) in 1040-1077. Another Paternus is traditionally considered the first bishop of Braga
Braga

Braga , a List of municipalities of Portugal and municipalities of Portugal in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga , the oldest Archdiocese of Braga and one of the major cities of the country....
.


Saint Paternus of Avranches in Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
 (c. 482-565) was born around the year 482, although the exact year is unknown, in Poitiers
Poitiers

Poitiers is a city on the Clain in west central France. It is a commune in France and the capital of the Vienne d?partement in France and of the Poitou-Charentes r?gion in France....
, Poitou
Poitou

Poitou was a Provinces of France of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers.The region of Poitou was called Taifals in the sixth century....
. He was born into a Christian
Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
 family. His father Patranus went to Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 to spend his days as a hermit
Hermit

A hermit is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in solitude and/or isolation from society.In Christianity the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Catholic spirituality#Desert spirituality of the Old Testament ....
 in holy solitude.






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Paternus was also a bishop of Vannes
Vannes

Vannes is a Communes of France in the Morbihan Departments of France in Bretagne in northwestern France.It was founded over 2000 years ago....
 (Brittany) (c. 500) and a bishop of Zaragoza
Archdiocese of Zaragoza

The Archdiocese of Zaragoza is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the Provinces of Spain of Zaragoza , part of the autonomous communities of Spain of Arag?n....
 (Spain) in 1040-1077. Another Paternus is traditionally considered the first bishop of Braga
Braga

Braga , a List of municipalities of Portugal and municipalities of Portugal in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga , the oldest Archdiocese of Braga and one of the major cities of the country....
.


Saint Paternus of Avranches in Normandy
Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....
 (c. 482-565) was born around the year 482, although the exact year is unknown, in Poitiers
Poitiers

Poitiers is a city on the Clain in west central France. It is a commune in France and the capital of the Vienne d?partement in France and of the Poitou-Charentes r?gion in France....
, Poitou
Poitou

Poitou was a Provinces of France of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers.The region of Poitou was called Taifals in the sixth century....
. He was born into a Christian
Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
 family. His father Patranus went to Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
 to spend his days as a hermit
Hermit

A hermit is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in solitude and/or isolation from society.In Christianity the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Catholic spirituality#Desert spirituality of the Old Testament ....
 in holy solitude. Because of this, Paternus embraced religious life. He became a monk at the Abbey
Abbey

An abbey , is a Christianity monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community....
 of Marnes
Marnes

Marnes is the name or part of the name of three communes of France:*Marnes, Deux-S?vres in the Deux-S?vres d?partement*Marnes-la-Coquette in the Hauts-de-Seine d?partement...
 in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. Later on, St Paternus went to Wales
Wales

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 where he built a monastery called Llanpatenvaur. Before long, he wished to attain the perfection of Christian virtue by a life of penance
Penance

Penance is repentance of sins as well as the proper name of the Catholic and Orthodox Christian Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation/Confession....
 in solitude. He went into solitude with his fellow monk, Saint Scubilion. The forest of Seicy in the diocese of Coutances was the place he became a hermit.

At a later date, the abbot
Abbot

The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery....
 of the region who knew Paternus recommended him to the Bishop of Coutances and the bishop made him a priest
Priest

A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities....
 in 512. Together with St Scubilion he evangelized the western coasts and established several monasteries
Monastery

Monastery , a term derived from the Greek language word ???ast?????, neut. of ???ast????? - monasterios denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of Monk, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in Cenobium or alone ....
 of which he was made the abbot general.