Saint Amator of Auxerre

Also known as

• Amatre
• Amadour

Memorial

• 1 May

Profile

Born to the upper class. Convert, brought to the faith by Saint Helladius of Auxerre. Amator felt a call to the priesthood, and studied theology, but his family objected and he withdrew. Married to a woman named Martha from Langres, France; her reputation for holiness led to the locals calling her Saint Martha, and the two lived as brother and sister. Soon after the marriage, Martha entered religious life and Amator joined the clergy. Bishop of Auxerre, France in 388. During his 30 years he converted the remaining pagans in the diocese. Ordained Saint Germanus of Auxerre. Known as a miracle worker.

Born

• 344 in Auxerre, Gaul (modern France)

Died

• 1 May 418 in the cathedral of Auxerre, France of natural causes
• relics destroyed during the French Revolution

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• bishop with an axe and tree

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology

MLA Citation

• “Saint Amator of Auxerre“. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 May 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>