Saint of the Day – 4 November – Saint Amantius of Rodez (Died c440) The 1st Bishop of Rodez, Miracle-worker. Also known as – Amand, Amans, Amandus, Amatius. Additional Memorials – 1 and 13 November.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Rodez, in France, the blessed Saint Amantius, the Bishop, whose life was resplendent with sanctity and miracles.”
The Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina recalls a Life of Saint Amantius and a narrative collection of the miracles he performed.
The Life, erroneously attributed to St Venantius Fortunatus, has an eminently legendary character. It is believed to have been written by a cleric of the Church of Rodez towards the second half of the 6th Century.
According to this report, Amantius was born in Rodez where he professed the Christian Faith since childhood. He was a Priest and Bishop of his hometown, leading an exemplary life, for which, he was endowed by the Lord, with the gift of miracles.
According to some scholars, Amantius was the 1st Bishop of Rodez, living in apostolic times; according to others, he lived between the 5th and 6th Centuries, and another group believe it was at the end of the 13th Century and the 14th Century. The second hypothesis has, in its favour, the testimony of Saint Gregory of Tours, who reports that Quintianus, successor of Amantius, transferred his body to the Basilica built by the Saint. Bishop Quintianus participated in the Councils of Agde (506) and Orléans (511).
The Roman Martyrology commemorates Saint Amantius on 4 November, while in the main Codices of St Jerome, he is remembered on 1 and 13 November. Amantius was venerated not only in the Diocese of Rodez but also in numerous other French Diocese.
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