▁to ▁N ola ▁in ▁Camp ania ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁Paul inus ▁cred ited ▁his ▁conversion ▁to ▁St . ▁Felix , ▁who ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁N ola , ▁and ▁each ▁year ▁would ▁write ▁a ▁poem ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁saint . ▁He ▁and ▁Th eras ia ▁also ▁re built ▁a ▁church ▁comm emor ating ▁St . ▁Felix . ▁During ▁these ▁years ▁Paul inus ▁engaged ▁in ▁considerable ▁ep istol ary ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁St . ▁Jer ome ▁among ▁others ▁about ▁mon astic ▁topics . ▁Th eras ia ▁died ▁some ▁time ▁between ▁ 4 0 8 ▁and ▁ 4 1 0 , ▁and ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁Paul inus ▁received ▁epis cop al ▁ord ination . ▁Ar ound ▁ 4 1 0 , ▁Paul inus ▁was ▁chosen ▁Bishop ▁of ▁N ola , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁for ▁twenty ▁years . ▁Like ▁a ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁arist ocr ats ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 5 th ▁centuries ▁who ▁were ▁entering ▁the ▁cler gy ▁rather ▁than ▁taking ▁up ▁the ▁more ▁usual ▁administrative ▁care ers ▁in ▁the ▁imperial ▁service , ▁Paul inus ▁spent ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁his ▁money ▁on ▁his ▁chosen ▁church , ▁city ▁and ▁rit ual .< ref ▁name = ding d ong > {{ c itation ▁| cont ribution = B ell ▁| title =' ' En cyc lop ædia ▁Britannica , ▁ 9 th ▁ed ., ▁Vol .   III ▁| editor - last = B ay nes ▁| editor - first = Th omas ▁Sp encer ▁| display -