▁ ▁The ▁legend ary ▁life ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁a ▁mon k ▁named ▁De od atus , ▁who ▁added ▁details ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁standard ▁pass iones ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁mixing ▁fact ual ▁information ▁with ▁wonderful ▁stories . ▁The ▁gar bling ▁of ▁dates ▁and ▁trad itions ▁thus ▁ens ures ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁date ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁T aur inus ' ▁epis cop acy , ▁although ▁sch ol ars ▁usually ▁place ▁it ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁century . ▁▁ ▁T aur inus ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Rome ▁to ▁Tar qu ini us , ▁ ▁a ▁he ath en , ▁and ▁E ust y cia ▁( E ust ic ie , ▁E ut icia ), ▁a ▁dev out ▁Christian . ▁An ▁ang el ▁appeared ▁to ▁E ust y cia ▁to ▁announ ce ▁that ▁her ▁son ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁great ▁dest iny . ▁ ▁His ▁god father ▁was ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁I , ▁who ▁entr usted ▁T aur inus ▁to ▁Den is ▁the ▁Are op ag ite ▁( mis ident ified ▁with ▁Den is , ▁first ▁bishop ▁of ▁Paris ), ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁dis ci ples ▁of ▁Saint ▁Paul . ▁According ▁to ▁Louis ▁Duch es ne ▁this ▁legend ▁arose ▁about ▁the ▁nin th ▁century , ▁when ▁Abb ot ▁Hil du in ▁of ▁Saint - D enis ▁was ▁intent ▁on ▁prov ing ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁D ion ys ius ▁the ▁Are op ag ite ▁with ▁D ion ys ius ▁( D enis ),