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Saint

Attilanus of Zamora

Bishop of Zamora

Bishop of Zamora in Hispania, reposed in 1009.

Feast
October 5old style October 18
Reposed
100911th century
Place
Zamora

Life

Saint Attilanus of Zamora was born around 939 at Tarazona near Zaragoza in Spain and became a monk at Moreruela, together with Saint Froilan. The sees of León and Zamora being vacant, Froilan was appointed to the former and Attilanus to the latter, and the two were consecrated together at Pentecost in the year 990. Attilanus reposed in 1009. He is commemorated on 5 October, as a saint of the undivided Church, by the New Calendar.

Commemorated the same day October 5