Saint Gratus of Aosta

Memorial

• 7 September

Profile

Priest. Bishop of Aosta, Italy some time after 451. He evangelized his people, established charities, and was known as a miracle worker.

Died

• c.470 in Aosta, Italy of natural causes
• some relics in the collegiate church of Sant’Orso, Aosta

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against animal attacks
• against fear of insects
• against fire
• against hail
• against lightning
• against rain
• against storms
• Aosta, Italy
• insectophobics
• vineyards

Representation

• bishop carrying the head of Saint John the Baptist and a bunch of grapes (refers to a legend about a vision he received)
• bishop with lightning flashing near him

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Gratus of Aosta”. Saints.SQPN.com. 28 March 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-gratus-of-aosta/>