ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH
Saints celebrated on the 30th of March
SAINT PATTO, BISHOP OF VERDEN
Saint Patto (Pacificus), first bishop of Verden in Hanover, a Scot, was elevated to the episcopal see in A.D. 785, but soon after a pagan rebellion led to his expulsion.
He is called Abbot of Amorbach in the Verden Chronicle. (cf. Rettberg, K.-G. Deutschl. II. 462.) His death, too, seems to have occurred at the latter place, since the chronicle reports that his mortal remains were transferred to Verden at the same time as those of Haruch. He passed away on March 30, 788. (Rettberg, in his work, explains that the name Patto is derived from Pazzo, which is the Saxon form of Pacificus.) Saint Patto is also commemorated on March 3 (III. 844).
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Patto may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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