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>Erik:
The Benedictine Book of Saints has the following:
Paternus (Pair) of Avranches Sep 23
"d. ?574 (or 563). From Poitiers, France, he became a monk with St.
Scubilio at Saint-Join-de-Marnes south of Saumur, and later a hermit
near Coutances. Eventually he became bishop of Avranches in Normandy
and died at the village now named St Pair after him."
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Phyllis
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>May I once again draw on the collective learned panel with a question:
>Many calendars written in Rouen has on Sept. 23, a 'Saint paer' -
>obviously a dialectal pronounciation. Since no clear candidate is
>known to me, has the problem been postponed without any serious
>research done. Usuard has on the day a 'Paternus episcopus',
>an addition to the martyrology has a Paxentius martyr, found in a
>french calendar as 'Saint paxaut'. Could anybody please tell me if
>one of these two can end up as 'Paer' in Normandy? (Neighter of them
>has been incorporated in Phyllis postings).
>
>For some time did I consider a possible derivation of Paer from
>the Latin 'puer' (Just of Beauvais was called 'Justus puer', cf.:
>Saints of the day 18. October), but the date is dubious. He was
>also placed on 18. October in the 15th C.)
>
>Any suggestions?
>Thanks
>Erik
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