Amantius or Amancius may refer to several figures in Roman and early Christian history:
Saints
*Saint martyred with
Saint Getulius
Saint Getulius (died 120 AD) is venerated together with Amantius (Amancius), Cerealus (Caerealis), and Primitivus () as a Christian martyr and saint. They are considered to have died at Gabii. According to tradition, Getulius was the husband of ...
, d. 120 AD
*Saint
Amantius of Como
Amantius of Como () (died April 8, 448 AD) is venerated as the third bishop of Como. He was preceded by Felix of Como and Provinus. He was succeeded by Abundius. His feast day is 8 April.
Biography
A late legend, based on a naive reading of ...
(died 448), bishop of Como, succeeded by Abundius
Bishops
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Amantius of Rodez Amantius or Amancius may refer to several figures in Roman and early Christian history:
Saints
*Saint martyred with Saint Getulius, d. 120 AD
*Saint Amantius of Como (died 448), bishop of Como, succeeded by Abundius
Bishops
* Amantius of Rodez (40 ...
(400–440), a
bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rodez
*The name of an
archbishop of Reims
The Archdiocese of Reims or Rheims (; French language, French: ''Archidiocèse de Reims'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by Sixtus of Reims, the diocese w ...
(third century)
*The name of the first
bishop of Nice
The Diocese of Nice (Latin: ''Dioecesis Nicensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Nice'') is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The diocese comprises the Department of Alpes-Maritimes. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ma ...
(4th century)
*A ninth-century
bishop of Sisteron
The former French diocese of Sisteron existed until the French Revolution. Its see was at Sisteron in southern France and at Forcalquier, in the modern department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sisteron was the only diocese in France which had two ...
(ninth century)
*A bishop of the
Ancient Diocese of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the development of Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient hi ...
Others
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Amantius (praepositus) Amantius () was the head chamberlain (''praepositus sacri cubiculi'') of the Byzantine emperor Anastasius I. Defeated by Justin I in the intrigues and power struggles after Anastasius' death, he was executed.
A eunuch, he was appointed to the pos ...
, Byzantine grand chamberlain
See also
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