Amand of Maastricht

History

At twenty years, it is withdrawn in a monastery of the island of Yeu. The gilded Légende reports that with the monastery (was this that of the island of Yeu?), in the garden, it crossed a snake which it forced to return in a hole and more never to leave there while requesting and using signs of cross.

To escape his father, it must change retirement and remains with Tours, close to the tomb of holy Martin, then with Bourges. It carries out a pilgrimage with Rome from where it returns to be devoted to the evangelization of the Gaulle. To Bourges, it is devoted bishop régionnaire by holy Anschaire de Noyon. It comes in Flanders, with Tournai, where it obtains one big hit, and in Gascogne (or Basque Country).

After a second voyage to Rome, it charged with is évêché with Maastricht, which it approximately occupies starting from 647 until 652. But he asks to be discharged from sound Diocèse (“indicator which its word of preaching was scorned”, said the gilded Légende ), turns over in Gascogne and finishes his days in peace with the monastery of Elnone.

He was the apostle of the the Brabant. He incurred the disgrace of Dagobert I {{er}} to have blamed his irregular control, even if the gilded Légende reports that the king asked him to forgive it and to agree to baptize his/her son recently born. He founded inter alia monasteries, that of Elnone, where he finishes his days and which took of him the name of Saint-Amand (Saint-Amand-the-Water).

Disciples of Amand saint

Holy Hubert
Holy Itta de Nivelles
Holy Bavon
Holy Aldegonde de Maubeuge
Holy Ursmer

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