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Petronio

Petronio is an Italian masculine given name and, less commonly, a surname. It is the Italian form of the Latin name Petronius, a Roman personal name that circulated in Italy in the Middle Ages and onward, giving rise to various family names and local uses.

Saint Petronius, known in Italian as San Petronio, was a 4th- or 5th-century bishop of Bologna and

In Italian onomastics, Petronio appears in historical records both as a given name and as a surname,

See also Petronius, the Latin form of the name, and related topics such as Saint Petronio and

is
revered
as
the
patron
saint
of
the
city.
The
Basilica
di
San
Petronio
in
Bologna,
dedicated
to
him,
is
among
the
largest
churches
in
the
world
and
a
major
monument
of
medieval
and
Renaissance
architecture.
and
it
remains
in
use
today
in
Italy
and
among
Italian
communities
abroad.
the
Basilica
di
San
Petronio.