▁from ▁a ▁notable ▁sen atorial ▁family ▁with ▁est ates ▁in ▁the ▁Aqu itaine ▁province ▁of ▁France , ▁northern ▁I ber ia , ▁and ▁southern ▁Italy . ▁Paul inus ▁was ▁a ▁k ins man ▁of ▁Mel ania ▁the ▁E lder . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Bor de aux , ▁where ▁his ▁teacher , ▁the ▁poet ▁Aus on ius , ▁also ▁became ▁his ▁friend . ▁At ▁some ▁time ▁during ▁his ▁boy hood ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁shr ine ▁of ▁St ▁Felix ▁at ▁N ola ▁near ▁Nap les . ▁ ▁His ▁normal ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁sen atorial ▁class ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁long . ▁In ▁ 3 7 5 , ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Gr at ian ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁Val entin ian . ▁Gr at ian ▁made ▁Paul inus ▁su ffect ▁cons ul ▁at ▁Rome ▁, ▁and ▁appointed ▁him ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁Italian ▁province ▁of ▁Camp ania ▁. ▁Paul inus ▁noted ▁the ▁Camp ani ans ' ▁dev otion ▁to ▁Saint ▁Felix ▁of ▁N ola ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁road ▁for ▁pil gr ims , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁hosp ice ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁near ▁the ▁local ▁shr ine . ▁ ▁In ▁ 3 8 3 ▁Gr at ian ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁at ▁Lyon , ▁France , ▁and ▁Paul inus ▁went ▁to ▁Milan ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁school ▁of ▁Am bro se . ▁Ar ound ▁ 3 8 4 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Bor de aux . ▁There ▁he ▁married ▁Th eras ia , ▁a ▁Christian ▁noble w oman ▁from ▁Barcelona . ▁Paul inus