- law ▁of ▁the ▁V andal ▁king . ▁Having ▁exha usted ▁his ▁resources ▁in ▁r ans oming ▁other ▁capt ives , ▁Paul inus ▁said , ▁" S uch ▁as ▁I ▁have ▁I ▁give ▁thee ", ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Africa ▁to ▁exchange ▁places ▁with ▁the ▁wid ow ' s ▁son . ▁There ▁Paul inus ▁was ▁accepted ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁wid ow ' s ▁son , ▁and ▁employed ▁as ▁gard ener . ▁After ▁a ▁time ▁the ▁king ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁his ▁son - in - law ' s ▁slave ▁was ▁the ▁great ▁Bishop ▁of ▁N ola . ▁He ▁at ▁once ▁set ▁him ▁free , ▁grant ing ▁him ▁also ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁capt ive ▁towns men ▁of ▁N ola . ▁According ▁to ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI , ▁"... the ▁historical ▁truth ▁of ▁this ▁episode ▁is ▁disput ed , ▁but ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁a ▁Bishop ▁with ▁a ▁great ▁heart ▁who ▁knew ▁how ▁to ▁make ▁himself ▁close ▁to ▁his ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁sorrow ful ▁tri als ▁of ▁the ▁bar bar ian ▁invas ions ▁lives ▁on ." ▁ ▁Rel ics ▁ ▁About ▁ 8 0 0 ▁Prince ▁Gr imo ald ▁III ▁of ▁B ene vent o ▁removed ▁Paul inus ' s ▁b ones ▁as ▁re lic s . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁they ▁rest ed ▁at ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Ad al bert , ▁now ▁Saint ▁Bar th ol ome w , ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁T iber ▁in ▁Rome . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁X