Feastday: July 7
An early Irish missionary, the first bishop of Ireland, and the immediate predecessor to St. Patrick. Perhaps originally of British or Roman descent, Palladius was possibly a deacon in Rome or, more likely, in Auxerre, France. According to the fifth century theologian Prosper of Aquitaine, Palladius convinced Pope Celestine I to send St. Germanus, bishop of Auxerre, to England with the aim of expunging the Pelagian heresy which was then rampant. It seems that Palladius was then consecrated a bishop by the pope who, in about 430, sent Palladius to preach among the Irish. He landed near Wicklow and founded at least three churches in Leinster, but his mission apparently made little impact upon the native population. Palladius departed Ireland and sailed for Scotland, where he preached among the Picts. He died at Fordun, near Aberdeen, a short time after arriving, although there is an unreliable Scottish tradition that he lived among the Picts for more than twenty years.
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Palladius may refer to:
People:
- Palladius of Antioch (died 309), also known as Palladius the Hermit, Christian saint
- Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, 4th-century Roman agricultural writer usually known as Palladius
- Palladius of Ratiaria, late 4th-century Arian Christian theologian
- Palladius (prefect), prefect of Alexandria in 373
- Palladius of Galatia (360s–420s) also known as Palladius Helenopolitanus, the author of Historia Lausiaca
- Junius Quartus Palladius, Praetorian Prefect in the Western Roman Empire in the early 5th century
- Palladius (Caesar) (420–455), son of Western Roman Emperor Petronius Maximus, Caesar of the Western Roman Empire
- Palladius (bishop of Ireland) (fl. 408-431; died ca. 457/461), also known as Palladius the Deacon, first Bishop of the Christians of Ireland, preceding Saint Patrick
- Palladius of Embrun (died ca. 541 AD), also known as Pallade, Pélade, Patllari, bishop of Embrun
- Palladius of Saintes, or Pallais of Saintes, 6th-century bishop of Saintes in Gaul
- Palladius (physician), 6th or 7th century, author of two books of commentary on Hippocrates
- Peder Palladius (1503–1560), first Lutheran bishop of the Church of Denmark
- Palladius (Kafarov) (1817–1878), named as Archimandrite Palladius or Pyotr Kafarov, early Russian sinologist, author of the standard Russian transcription scheme for Chinese words
Other uses
- Palladius table, a table of Palladius system syllables for the cyrillization of Chinese
- Palladius (wine), a cult wine label by the Sadie Family, a South African producer
