Pacian

 ( Catalan Roman Catholic Saints ) 

Saint Pacian ( Pacianus) () ( 310–391 AD) was an early Spanish Christian prelate.

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Biography Pacian served as Bishop of Barcelona from about 365 AD to 391 AD. He succeeded Praetextatus.

Considered a Father of the Church,

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. St. Pacian – Catholic Online In his writings, he discussed ecclesiastical discipline, baptism, papal primacy, and teachings on penance against Novatianism, which was then flourishing in Spain. He is also remembered from a phrase from one of his letters: Christianus mihi nomen est, catholicus vero cognomen ("My name is Christian, my surname is Catholic."). Patron Saints Index: Saint Pacian of Barcelona

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Personal life Pacian was married and had a son, Nummius Aemilianus Dexter, who served under Theodosius I as proconsul and praetorian prefect.

(1971). 9780521201599, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521201599

Jerome did not know Pacian personally, but knew Pacian's son, to whom De Viris Illustribus is dedicated. Irondequoit Catholic Communities – - Pacian

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Legacy In 2023, a study by Jesús Alturo i Perucho and Tània Alaix i Gimbert has seen the first hunches of Catalan in the writings of Pacian when he uses terms such as ceruulus 'cèrvol' or subinde 'sovint' or uses the expression si te placet for 'si us plau', among many others.

(2025). 9788419334053, La Magrana. ISBN 9788419334053

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External links

• The Extant Works of S. Pacian
• Episcopologi de la catedral

Categories: Catalan Roman Catholic Saints, Saints From Hispania, Bishops Of Barcelona, 4th-century Bishops In Hispania, 4th-century Writers In Latin, 391 Deaths, Church Fathers, Letter Writers In Latin, 4th-century Christian Saints, 310 Births

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