Abundius
Abundius (also Abondius, Abundias, or Abbondio; early fifth century – 469), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Abundius, was a bishop of Como, Northern Italy.
Saint Abundius | |
|---|---|
| Hermit, bishop, and confessor | |
| Born | fifth century Thessalonica, Greece |
| Died | 469 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Basilica di Sant'Abbondio, Como |
| Feast | 2 April |
| Attributes | depicted in art as a bishop with a stag; sometimes he is shown raising a dead child to life |
| Patronage | The city and the diocese of Como |
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