(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.