Saint Avertinus of Tours

Also known as

• Avertinus the Deacon

Memorial

• 5 May
• 15 May (diocese of Tours, France)

Profile

Deacon who travelled into exile in France with Saint Thomas Becket. Participated in the synod of Tours, France in 1163. After the death of Saint Thomas, Avertinus dedicated himself to the service of the poor and strangers at Vinzai, Touraine, France.

Died

• 1189 of natural causes

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Avertinus of Tours“. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 May 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>