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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Amabilis, priest near Clermont, 5th c.

Saint ID

S01257

Reported Death Not Before

400

Reported Death Not After

475

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Miracle-workers in lifetime, Lesser clergy
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02448Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry.
E02584Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (32), recounts how the dux Victorius refused to pray at the tomb of *Amabilis (priest near Clermont, 5th c., S01257), and how his horse stood immobile until he changed his mind. Gregory himself had witnessed two miraculous events at the tomb. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.