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Saint Aimé

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Name
  
Saint Aime

Province
  
Quebec

Population
  
505 (2011)

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:12 AM

Area
  
62.4 km²


Role
  
Municipality in Quebec, Canada

Weather
  
-18°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 82% Humidity

Rcm
  
Le Bas-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Monteregie

Saint Amatus, also called St. Aimé, was a Benedictine monk.

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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

Places, presumably named after the Saint
  • colonial name of Djidioua (Algeria) in French
  • References

    Saint Aimé Wikipedia