May 192009
![[Saint Abundius of Como]](http://saints.sqpn.com/saintaa2.jpg "39kb jpg detail from an old Italian Saint Abundius of Como holy card, date unknown, artist unknown")
Also known as
- Abbondio of Como
- Abondius of Como
- Abundias of Como
Profile
Priest. Bishop of Como, Italy. Noted theologian. Attended the Council of Constantinople in 450. Diplomat from Pope Leo the Great to Emperor Theodosius II. Papal legate to the Council of Chalcedon in 451. Attended the Council of Milan in 452. Fought Eutychianism, which denied Jesus’ human nature, and Nestorianism. Sometimes credited with the authorship of the Te Deum.
Born
- at Thessalonica, Greece
- 469 of natural causes
- raising a rich pagan‘s son to life
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
- Emblems of the Saints, by F C Husenbeth and Augustus Jessopp
- Handbook of Christian Symbols
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Piero Stradella Holy Cards
MLA Citation
- “Saint Abundius of Como”. Saints.SQPN.com. 27 April 2010. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-abundius-of-como/>