Venerable
Amor
A disciple of Saint Pirmin and founder of a monastery in Franconia.
- Feast
- August 17old style August 30
- Era
- 8th century
- Place
- St Pirmin
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Amor was in the eighth century a companion of Saint Pirmin in preaching Christ in Germany. He founded the monastery of Amorbach in Franconia. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.
His commemoration falls on 17 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 30 August of the civil calendar. We have no further details of his life.
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