Paul of Narbonne

Paul was the first bishop of Narbonne . His patronage is March 22nd . He was one of the seven men ordained bishops who, according to Gregory of Tours (538-594) , were sent on a mission to Gaul at the time of Emperor Decius , i.e. in the years 249-251 . Passio des Saturninus from Toulouse , dating from the 17th century . The other missionaries were: Gatianus of Tours , Trophimus of Arles , Saturninus of Toulouse, Dionysius of Paris , Stremonius of Auvergne and Martial of Limoges , each considered to be the first bishops of their dioceses . Gregory reports to Paul that he was able to carry out his commission and that he died in peace.

In the Middle Ages, in order to strengthen the connection between the local tradition and the apostle , Paul was equated with the Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus , who was converted by the apostle Paul ( Acts 13: 6-13). Even today Bishop Paulus is venerated in Narbonne as Saint Paul-Serge, his basilica in the city bears this name.

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Passio Saturnini (early 5th century), BHL 7495-7496
Gregory of Tours. In: Bruno Krusch , Wilhelm Levison (eds.): Scriptores rerum Merovingicarum 1,1: Gregorii Turonensis Opera. Part 1: Libri historiarum X. Hannover 1937 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version ), I, 30
Wilhelm Kohl : Paul. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 7, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-048-4 , Sp. 20. ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )

Individual evidence

^ Gregor von Tours, Decem libri historiarum, I, 30: "Sub Decio vero imperatoris ..." and in the sentence but one: "Huius tempore septem viri episcopi ordenati ad praedicandum in Galliis missi sunt, sicut historia passiones sancti martyres Saturnini denarrat."
↑ Gregor von Tours, I, 30: "Hic ergo missi sunt: Turonicis Catianus episcopus, Arelatensibus Trophimus episcopus, Narbonae Paulos episcopus, Tolosae Saturninus episcopus, Parisiacis Dionisius episcopus, Arvernis Stremonius episcopus distinctive episcopus, Lemovicinis Martianisis est."

personal data
SURNAME	Paul of Narbonne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	first bishop of Narbonne
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd century
DATE OF DEATH	3rd century

[1] Gregor von Tours, Decem libri historiarum, I, 30: "Sub Decio vero imperatoris ..." and in the sentence but one: "Huius tempore septem viri episcopi ordenati ad praedicandum in Galliis missi sunt, sicut historia passiones sancti martyres Saturnini denarrat."

[2] Gregor von Tours, I, 30: "Hic ergo missi sunt: Turonicis Catianus episcopus, Arelatensibus Trophimus episcopus, Narbonae Paulos episcopus, Tolosae Saturninus episcopus, Parisiacis Dionisius episcopus, Arvernis Stremonius episcopus distinctive episcopus, Lemovicinis Martianisis est."