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Saint

Petronius
BornUnknown
Diedca. 450 AD
Venerated inAll Christianity
Major shrineBasilica di San Petronio, Bologna, Italy.
Feast4 October
AttributesDepicted as a bishop holding a model of Bologna in his hand
PatronageBologna

Petronius (Italian: Petronio) (died ca. 450 AD) was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and subsequently a priest. As bishop of Bologna, he built the Church of Santo Stefano.

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