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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Benedictine saint
Gender:
Male
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Death:
1 January 690(Merville, canton of Merville, arrondissement of Dunkirk, Nord)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Saint Amatus, also called St. Aimé, was a Benedictine monk.
Hagiography
After being the abbot of the Agaune monastery in Switzerland, he became bishop of the Sens (or Sion) diocese in the Valais. After being (falsely) accused, he went into exile, first to Peronne, and later to Breuil, where he died in 690.
His memorial day is September 13.
Other uses
- colonial name of Djidioua (Algeria) in French