Name
Amantius, bishop of Rodez, late 5th c.
Saint ID
S00026
Number in BH
BHL 351-352
Reported Death Not Before
370
Reported Death Not After
506
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
| ID | Title | E00034 | Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Quintianus (bishop of Rodez and Clermont, ob. 525, S00028), recounts how *Amantius (bishop of Rodez, late 5th c., S00026) objected to Quintianus moving his body to an enlarged church, and appeared to Quintianus, predicting his exile from Rodez (south-west Gaul); AD 511/515. From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (4.1), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. | E04610 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 15 January. | E05008 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 4 November. | E05018 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 13 November. | E05613 | Desiderius of Cahors, in a letter to Grimoald, Mayor of the palace (Letter 1.2), requests his favour, and through him that of King Sigebert, towards a monastery dedicated to *Amantius (bishop of Rodez, late 5th c., S00026), which Desiderius had founded at Cahors (south-west Gaul). Written in Latin in Cahors, mid-7th century. | E05662 | Latin Life of *Amantius (bishop of Rodez, late 5th c., S00026); written in Gaul at an uncertain date, perhaps before 700. Skeleton entry | E05912 | The will of Desiderius, bishop of Auxerre (ob. 614/627), includes donations to churches and monasteries in and around Auxerre, Sens, Cahors, and Toulouse (in northern and south-west Gaul), dedicated to 16 named saints or pairs of saints. Written in Latin at Auxerre (central Gaul), 605/627. | E06502 | The Latin Life of *Wandregisel (founder and abbot of Fontenelle, ob. 668, S02446) recounts the abbot's life, miracles and death; it survives in a near-contemporary manuscript. Written probably at Fontenelle (northern Gaul), 668/c.700 | E06505 | The Latin Life of *Dalmatius (bishop of Rodez, ob. c. 580, S02447), after briefly mentioning his successful episcopate, narrates seven of his lifetime miracles, closing with a mention of the many that still occur at his grave. Written, presumably in Rodez (south-west Gaul), probably in the late 6th or 7th c. Full text, and full English translation. | E08315 | 35 relic labels at Sens (northern Gaul), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th c., for relics of a great diversity of saints. Written in Latin, perhaps at Sens, or at an earlier stage in their transmission. |
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