Abundius and Abundantius

Abundius and Abundantius (died ca. 304) are Christian martyrs who were killed during the Diocletian persecution. Their feast day is celebrated on September 16.

Biography

Abundius was a priest who had earlier resurrected John, the son of Marcianus. Upon hearing of this, the emperor ordered these three, with Abundantius, a deacon, to be beheaded. The executions were carried out at the 26th milestone of the Via Flaminia.

Veneration

Their bodies were later transferred to the church of Cosmas and Damian in Rome. The bodies of Marcianus and John were found around 1001 and transferred to Civita Castellana. There, they were elected to be the city's principal patron saints. In 1583, the relics of Abundius and Abundantius were transferred to the SS. Nome di Gesu, where they were placed under the church's high altar. Aloysius Gonzaga heard mass there before becoming a Jesuit.

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Abundius

Saint Abundius (also Abondius, Abundias, or Abbondio; early fifth century – 469) was a Bishop of Como, Northern Italy.

He was born at Thessalonica. Around 448 Abundius became the fourth Bishop of Como, succeeding Amantius. He was present at the Council of Constantinople in 448, and took an active part against the Eutychian heresy at Chalcedon (451), where he was the representative of Pope Leo the Great. In 452 he also took part in the Council of Milan, convened to refute the same heresy. Abundius is one of those to whom the authorship of the Te Deum is occasionally attributed.

The Romanesque church of Sant'Abbondio at Como, consecrated in 1095 by Pope Urban II, is dedicated to him, and his relics are conserved beneath its principal altar.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Abundius". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

Abundius (disambiguation)

Abundius (fl. 451 – 469) was a saint and bishop of Como, Italy.

Abundius is also the name of:

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Abundantius

Abundantius is the name of several Christian saints.

Abundantius of Putignano

This Abundantius died as a martyr. His relics are venerated at Putignano. His feast day is celebrated on March 22.

Abundantius of Fiesole

This Abundantius was a deacon and martyr - see Abundius and Abundantius.

Abundantius of Ossuna

This Abundantius became a martyr with Leo and Donatus.

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Abundantius (consul)

Flavius Abundantius (floruit 375-400) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Of Scythian origin, he entered the Roman army under emperor Gratian (367-375) and climbed up its ranks until, around 392 and under emperor Theodosius I (378-395), he become magister utriusque militiae. The next year, in 393, he also held the consulate.

The powerful eunuch and courtesan Eutropius, who had been introduced by Abundantius into the court, caused his downfall, because he longed for Abundantius' properties: in 396 Eutropius had the new emperor Arcadius exile Abundantius at Pityus on the Black Sea and give all his properties to Eutropius himself. When Eutropius died (399), Abundantius succeeded in being transferred to the more comfortable Sidon, where he was still alive in 400.

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