Amabilis of Riom
- Saint Amabilis redirects here. There is a female saint (also known as Saint Mable) with this name who died in 634 AD; she was the daughter of an Anglo-Saxon king and became a nun at Saint-Amand, Rouen. Her feast day is July 11.
| Saint Amabilis | |
|---|---|
| Died | 475 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | November 1; October 18[1] |
| Attributes | bishop listening to an angel playing music[2] |
| Patronage | invoked against fire, snakes and snake bites;[3] also invoked against demonic possession, mental illness, poison, wild beasts; Auvergne; Riom[2] |
Saint Amabilis of Riom (or Amabilis of Auvergne) (French: Saint Amable, Italian: Sant'Amabile) was a French saint. Sidonius Apollinaris brought Amabilis to serve at Clermont.[4]
He served as a cantor in the church of Saint Mary at Clermont and as a precentor at the cathedral of Clermont and then as a parish priest in Riom. He acquired a reputation for holiness in his lifetime.
Veneration
La basilique Saint Amable, Riom.
Riom grew up around the collegiate church of Saint Amable, which was the object of pilgrimages.