S. PAUL, B. OF NARBONNE.
(3RD OR 4TH CENT.)
[Ancient Martyrology of S. Jerome; Gallican & Roman Martyrologies.]
Saint Paul, mentioned by the early martyrologies as bishop of Narbonne, and confessor, has been conjectured to be Sergius Paulus, the proconsul, converted in the island of Cyprus by the apostle Paul, when Elymas, the sorcerer, withstood S. Paul. There is no evidence substantiating this, nor does it appear to rest on any very ancient tradition.
The most ancient martyrologies do not assert it, though some of them say that he was a convert of the Apostle of the Gentiles. The Roman Martyrology mentions the report, but does not authorise it. The Acts of his life are not deserving of credence. S. Paul certainly lived much later than he is represented to have done.
Some relics are preserved in the Church of S. Paul at Narbonne.
S. APHRODISIUS, B. OF BEZIERS.
(3RD OR 4TH CENT.)
[Roman Martyrology, the Evora Breviary, and others.]