Blessed Amadeus of Clermont

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• 14 January

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Lord of Hauterives, Drôme, France. Father of Blessed Amadeus of Lausanne. With 16 of his men, he retired to become a Cistercian monk at Bonnevaux Abbey, and then he and his son moved to Cluny Abbey, both in France. Founded monasteries at Léoncel, Mazan, Montperout, and Tamis.

Born

• Hauterives, Drôme, France

Died

• c.1150 at the monastery at Bonnevaux, France of natural causes

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Amadeus of Clermont“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 January 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <>