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Patrick of Avernia

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Some[which?] martyrologies mention against 16 March a Patrick, bishop of Avernia. Avernia was the Latin name for the Auvergne, but no such Patrick is known there.[citation needed] The reference should have been to Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland.[original research?]

The mistake is believed[by whom?] to have been made by a copyist who wrote "Avernia" for "Hivernia" or "Hibernia", and once the second saint got into the martyrologies his feast was moved to another day to avoid confusion.[citation needed]

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