- Pacian
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name= Saint Pacian
birth_date=~310 AD
death_date=~391 AD
feast_day=March 9
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caption= Saint Pacianus in the façade of the bishop's palace in Barcelona, Catalonia.
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death_place=Barcelona
titles= Father of the Church
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issues=Saint Pacian ("Pacianus") ( _ca. Sant Pacià) (ca. 310—391 AD) was a
bishop of Barcelona during the fourth century. He was bishop from about 365 AD to 391 AD, succeeding Praetextatus ("Pretextat"), who had attended a church council atSardica in 347 AD and who is the first recorded bishop of Barcelona.Considered a
Father of the Church [ [http://www.arqbcn.org/episcopologi.html Documento sin título ] ] , Pacian is eulogized in Jerome's "De viris illustribus", in which Jerome praises his eloquence, learning, chastity, and holiness of life.His writings are extant only in part in three letters and a short treatise, "Paraenesis ad Poenitentiam". [ [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5193 St. Pacian - Catholic Online ] ] In his writings, he discussed ecclesiastical discipline,
baptism , papal supremacy, and teachings onpenance againstNovatianism , which was then flourishing inSpain . He is also remembered from a phrase from one of his letters: "Christianus mihi nomen est, catholicos vero cognomen" ("My name is Christian, my surname is Catholic."). [ [http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintp2x.htm Patron Saints Index: Saint Pacian of Barcelona ] ]Pacian was married and had a son,
Flavius Dexter , who served as highchamberlain toTheodosius I and as praetorian prefect to Honorius. [ [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5193 St. Pacian - Catholic Online ] ] [ [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0309.htm Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of March 9 ] ] Jerome did not know Pacian personally, but knew Pacian's son, to whom "De Viris Illustribus" is dedicated. [ [http://www.stthomasirondequoit.com/SaintsAlive/id693.htm Irondequoit Catholic Communities - - Pacian ] ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/pacian_1_letter1.htm The Extant Works of S. Pacian]
* [http://www.arqbcn.org/episcopologi.html Episcopologi de la catedral ca]
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