Saint Paulinus of Aquileia (28 January): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Paulinus of Aquileia, one of the most illustrious and holy priests of the 8th and 9th centuries, is commemorated on January 28 in the Catholic Church. This video presents the traditional account from Fr. Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints, detailing the remarkable life, learning, and sanctity of this great Father of the Church. Born around 726 to a humble farming family near Friuli, St. Paulinus rose from agricultural labor to become a master of grammar, a priest, and eventually Patriarch of Aquileia. His learning and holiness earned the admiration of Charlemagne, who summoned him to major councils of the Church and relied on him in defending the Catholic faith. St. Paulinus played a decisive role in combating the Adoptionist heresy, which falsely taught that Christ was only the adoptive Son of God in His humanity. Through councils, letters, and theological works—especially his Sacro Syllabus—he defended the true doctrine of the Incarnation and the procession of the Holy Ghost. Beyond theology, St. Paulinus burned with missionary zeal. He labored tirelessly for the conversion of pagans, preached to the Avars, and strengthened the Church in Friuli, Carinthia, and Styria. He also authored a powerful Book of Exhortation for Christian rulers, emphasizing humility, penance, prayer, Holy Communion, and the battle against pride—the root of all sin. After a life of prayer, tears, preaching, and pastoral care, St. Paulinus died a holy death in 804. Though his feast was originally kept on January 11, it is now celebrated on January 28, as preserved in ancient martyrologies. 📖 Source: Fr. Alban Butler, The Lives of the Saints Additional scholarship by Mabillon, Nicoletti, and Madrus 00:00 Introduction – Lives of the Saints (January 28) 00:20 Birth and humble origins of St. Paulinus 00:47 His rise as a scholar and grammarian 01:06 Appointment as Patriarch of Aquileia 01:29 Friendship with Charlemagne 01:42 Participation in major Church councils 01:56 The Adoptionist heresy explained 02:35 Condemnation of Felix of Urgel 03:02 St. Paulinus’ theological writings 03:47 Defense of the Incarnation and Trinity 04:40 Missionary work among pagans 05:37 Conversion of the Avars 05:58 Book of Exhortation to Duke Henry 06:21 Teachings on pride, prayer, and penance 07:07 Council of Altino 07:24 Holy death of St. Paulinus 07:41 Feast day and historical legacy https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/january/st-paulinus-patriarch-of-aquileia/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StPaulinusOfAquileia #SaintOfTheDay #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #ChurchHistory #CatholicTradition #Janua