Amatus of Nusco, in Italian Amato di Nusco (c. 1003–1093) was the first

bishop of Nusco Diocese of Nusco was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, and was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Salerno. In 1986 the diocese was suppressed, and its territory was united with the archdiocese of Conza-Sant'A ...

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, southern Italy. The most likely account of him is that he was of noble birth, a native of the South of Italy, that he distributed all his worldly goods to the poor, became a priest, and afterwards a monk in the Abbey of Monte Vergine.Monks of Ramsgate. “Amatus”. ''Book of Saints'', 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 31 May 2012
/ref> He died (probably) on 30 September 1093. Numerous miracles were reported at the site of his tomb and his

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developed to the point where he became recognised as a

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in the

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, celebrated in the

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on 30 September. The monks of

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regarded him as a disciple of

William of Vercelli William of Montevergine, or William of Vercelli, ( it, Guglielmo) ( la, Gulielmus) (1085 – 25 June 1142), also known as William the Abbot, was a Catholic hermit and the founder of the Congregation of Monte Vergine, or " Williamites". He is v ...

and accordingly argued for 30 September 1193 as the date of his death.

References

Sources

*http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90414

External links

Katolsk.no: Amatus of Nusco
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amatus of Nusco 1000s births 1093 deaths Year of birth uncertain People from the Province of Avellino Italian Roman Catholic saints 11th-century Italian clergy 11th-century Christian saints