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Amabilis of Riom
Christian saint (5th century)
SaintResearchedAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 18 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
397
Died
475
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Riom in Aquitaine, now in France, Saint Amabilis, priest.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 18 October as a priest of Riom.
Connected on this site
- Sidonius Apollinaris Saint“Sidonius Apollinaris brought Amabilis to serve at Clermont.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 18 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2840815 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Amabilis of Riom (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.