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Amantius of Rodez
5th century bishop and saint
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Feast: 4 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
400
Died
440
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Rodez in Aquitaine, now in France, Saint Amantius, bishop, who is held to have been the first bishop of this city.
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 4 November as a bishop held to have been the first bishop of Rodez.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 4 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2841106 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.