Amabilis of Riom

Amabilis of Riom (or Amabilis of Auvergne) (French: Saint Amable, Italian: Sant'Amabile) was a Gallo-Roman saint. Sidonius Apollinaris brought Amabilis to serve at Clermont.^[4]

Died475 AD

VeneratedinRoman Catholic Church

Feast1 November; 18 October^[1]

Attributesbishop listening to an angel playing music^[2]

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Saint Amabilis
Died	475 AD
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	1 November; 18 October[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]

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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.

Amabilis is not to be confused with 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 monastery, Rouen. Her feast day is 11 July.