Amandus of Bordeaux
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Amandus de Bordeaux (died c. 431) was the bishop of Bordeaux for two non-consecutive periods between about 404 and 431.
Amandus was raised in a Christian home and educated in the Christian Bible. Recognizing his qualities, Bishop Delphinus had him ordained a priest.[1] He was the priest who prepared Paulinus for baptism by Delphinus in 389. He wrote a consolatio to Paulinus, then living in Italy, on the death of the latter's brother. Paulinus' response survives.[2] In another letter, Paulinus reproves Amandus for having exaggerated Paulinus' literary skills to the point where Delphinus was requesting Paulinus write him a letter.[3] The earliest collection of Paulinus' letters contains six to Amandus.[4] Amandus may also have corresponded with Jerome.[5]
Amandus succeeded Delphinus as bishop of Bordeaux around 404.[6][7] When his health began to fail, he urged the people to elect a replacement. He was succeeded by Severinus, who had already served as bishop of Trier. When Severinus died not long after in 420, Amandus resumed the bishopric.[7][8] These events are known through the letters of Paulinus.[7]