Died 475 AD Role Saint | Name Amabilis Riom Feast November 1; October 18 | |
 | ||
Attributes bishop listening to an angel playing music Patronage invoked against fire, snakes and snake bites; also invoked against demonic possession, mental illness, poison, wild beasts; Auvergne; Riom | ||
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church | ||
Saint Amabilis of Riom (or Amabilis of Auvergne) (French: Saint Amable, Italian: Sant'Amabile) was a French saint. Sidonius Apollinaris brought Amabilis to serve at Clermont.
He served as a cantor in the church of Saint Mary at Clermont and as a precentor at the cathedral of Clermont and then as a parish priest in Riom. He acquired a reputation for holiness in his lifetime.
Veneration
Riom grew up around the collegiate church of Saint Amable, which was the object of pilgrimages.
References
Amabilis of Riom Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA