Audentius

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The name Audentius, meaning bold or courageous in Latin, may refer to several different people:


  • Audentius, Bishop of Toledo in 385-395 and possible author of De fide adversus haereticos.
  • Audentius, a bishop of the province of Arles in Gaul, present at the Council of Riez (439) and the Council of Orange (441), and mentioned in the Letter XL of Pope Leo I (449).
  • Audentius, bishop of Die (Gaul) in the 5th century, who carried the title of bishop of the Vocontii.
  • Audentius, bishop in Gaul connected with the French commune of Saint-Auvent (Haute-Vienne).


  • Saint Audentius (French: Saint Audence), senator in Milan around 435 (feastday, November 26).
  • Saint Audentius, somehow connected with Magdeburg (feastday, November 25).