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detail arqueta de sant patllari -rrb- . church of santa maria of de camprodon . camprodon , catalonia , spain . 14th century reliquary of saint palladius -lrb- ~ 541 ad episcopal attire june 21 -lrb- camprodon -rrb- 250px roman catholic church camprodon bishop santa maria de camprodon camprodon sant patllari 2.jpg palladius of embrun
 saint palladius of embrun
palladius of embrun

saint palladius of embrun -lrb- , -rrb- -lrb- d. ca. 541 ad -rrb- was a 6th-century bishop of embrun .
born to a christian family , he studied under catulin , bishop of embrun , who had attended the council of Épaone in 517 .
when the arians and sigismund of burgundy opposed the council , catulin was exiled to vienne .
palladius accompanied him there , and took the opportunity to extensively study scripture .
palladius was ordained a priest and , according to legend , gained the gift of prophecy .
he is said to have predicted the death and fall of sigismund .
catulin died around 518 , and palladius would later be elected bishop of embrun .
during his episcopate he built numerous churches , in chorges , sauze , and rama , as well as sanctuaries dedicated to saint martin of tours , and saints vincent , orontius , and victor , as well as to genesius of arles .
one source states that palladius `` possessed an exceptional efficacy in obtaining whatever he petitioned god for . ''
many miracles were attributed to him , and , besides the gift of prophecy , he enjoyed a `` mystical familiarity with the angels ... successfully defeated the machinations of the devil simply by making the sign of the cross . ''
