Jan 242010
![[Saint Amatus of Nusco]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/saint-amatus-of-nusco/san-amato-di-nusco.jpg "jpg detail of an antique San Amato di Nusco holy card, date unknown, artist unknown; swiped with permission from the Santini Imagini web site")
Also known as
- Amato di Nusco
Profile
Born to a wealthy family. First bishop of Nusco, Italy in 1048. He restored and built churches, and helped found the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria in nearby Fondigliano, Italy, a house that lasted 400 years.
Born
- 30 September 1093 of natural causes
- miracles reported at his grave site in Nusco, Italy
- relics translated to the The Church of Saint Stephen in Nusco
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Comuni-Italiani
- Katherine Rabenstein
- Kirken i Norge
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Santi e Beati
- Santini Imagini
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Amatus of Nusco”. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 May 2010. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-amatus-of-nusco/>