Paulinus of Trier

Who they were

At Trier in present-day Germany, Saint Paulinus, bishop and martyr, who during the Arian invasion was a true herald of the truth and at the Synod of Arles, convened by the Arian emperor Constantius, did not allow himself to be induced either by threats or by flattery to condemn Saint Athanasius and to abandon the right faith; for this he was banished to Phrygia, in present-day Turkey, where after five years he brought his martyrdom to completion in exile.

The miracles

There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 31 August as a bishop of Trier who refused to condemn Saint Athanasius and died in exile in Phrygia.

Connected on this site

• Bonosus of Trier Saint
  “After the exile in 353 of Bishop Paulinus of Trier to Phrygia an episcopal election was held in which Bonosus was elected bishop of Trier: he refused however to take up the post, perhaps because he was convinced that Paulinus was still the rightful bishop of Trier and therefore could not be replaced.” — Wikipedia
• Felix of Trier Saint
  “Felix returned the relics of Paulinus of Trier from Phrygia to Trier and built a church to house them which is among the predecessors of the present St.” — Wikipedia
• Maximin of Trier Saint
  “He travelled to Germany with Maximin of Trier, whom he succeeded as bishop.” — Wikipedia