Saint Amator of Auxerre

Also known as: Amatre of Auxerre
Amadour of Auxerre
Memorial: 1 May
Profile: Born to the upper class. 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. 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
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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