A portrait of St. Paulinus of York
St. Paulinus of York
d. 644
Feast
October 10 · VII c.
Patron of
York · Northumbria · Missionaries
Order
Bishop / Missionary
Italian-born missionary bishop (d. 644), Roman monk sent by Pope St. Gregory the Great in 601 with the second wave of the English mission; consecrated first Bishop of York in 625, baptized King Edwin of Northumbria in 627 and many of his nobles. Withdrew to Rochester after Edwin's defeat in 633. Pre-Congregation.
Life & Times
Died: 644 · From: Italy / England.
Patronage
St. Paulinus of York is invoked as the patron of york, northumbria, missionaries. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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