Saint of the Day – 2 April – St Abundius (Died c489) Bishop and Confessor of of Como, Italy., wonder Miracle-worker. Patronages – of the Diocese and City of Como. Born in Thessalonica, Greece and died in c489 of natural causes in his Diocese in Italy. The Name ‘Abundius’ from the Latin means ‘the rich one.’ Also known as – Abbondio, Abondius, Abundias, Abundus. St Abundius is sometimes referred to as the Author of the “Te Deum.”
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Como, St Abundius, Bishop and Confessor.”
Tommaso Rodari (attributed): Statue, 1490, in the Church of Sant’Abbondio in Como
Abundius became the Bishop of Como in 450, the fourth in line to hold the offic. The Episcopal See at that time was the present Church of Sant’Abbondio.
Abundius took part in a Synod in Constantinople – modern-day Istanbul – in 450 and acted as Papal Delegate of Pope Leo I to Emperor Theodosius II and, at the Council of Chalcedon in 451. He opposed Eutychius, who denied the human nature of Christ and Nestorianism.
Giovanni Paolo Recchi: St Abundius resurrects the Ruler’s son. A 17th Century Altarpiece, in the Diocesan Archives in Como
St Eusebius of Milan reported on Abundius’ appearance at the Synod in Milan in 451, at which the teachings of the Council of Chalcedonwere accepted by the Bishops.
Giovan Angelo de Maino 1509-1514: Statue above the St Abundius Altar, in the Cathedral in Como
Abundius was buried in the Cathedral Church of San Pietro e Paolo in Como which, in 818, was renamed Sant’Abbondio after our Saint. In 1587, his remains were translated to the new Cathedral.
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