▁it ▁dates ▁earlier , ▁and ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁a ▁mon k ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁or ▁ 1 1 th ▁century . ▁ ▁But ▁it ▁is ▁legend ary ▁and ▁not ▁reliable . ▁ ▁Pat ern ian ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁F ano ▁around ▁ 2 7 5 ▁AD . ▁ ▁An ▁ang el ▁told ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁vision ▁to ▁escape ▁this ▁city ▁and ▁hide ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁desert ed ▁place ▁near ▁the ▁Met au ro ▁River . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁herm it ▁and ▁the ▁ab bot ▁of ▁a ▁monaster y . ▁ ▁Later , ▁when ▁the ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁Christians ▁stopped , ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁F ano ▁demanded ▁that ▁he ▁become ▁their ▁bishop . ▁ ▁Pat ern ian ▁govern ed ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁around ▁ 3 6 0 ▁AD . ▁ ▁Mira cles ▁were ▁reported ▁at ▁his ▁tomb ▁and ▁his ▁cult ▁spread ▁rapidly . ▁ ▁V ener ation ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁legend , ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁F ano ▁competed ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁Cer via ▁for ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁saint . ▁ ▁Cer via ▁would ▁be ▁left ▁with ▁a ▁finger , ▁while ▁F ano ▁would ▁possess ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁saint ' s ▁re lic s . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁His ▁cult ▁spread ▁across ▁Mar che , ▁Rom agna , ▁Ven eto , ▁T usc any , ▁Um b ria , ▁and ▁Dal mat ia . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Cam min ate ▁di ▁F ano ,