Saint Amaro
Abbot and sailor
Feast: 15 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
According to Catholic tradition, Saint Amaro or Amarus the Pilgrim (Spanish: San Amaro, Portuguese: Santo Amaro, Galician: Santo Amaro) was an abbot and sailor who it was claimed sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to an earthly paradise. There are two historical figures who may have provided the basis for this legend. The first was a French penitent of the same name who went on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in the thirteenth century. On his return journey, he established himself at Burgos, where he founded a hospital for lepers.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
- Parroquia de San Antonio Abad y Nuestra Señora de El Pilar, Burgos — "San Amaro peregrino" — A Catholic parish of the archdiocese of Burgos still keeps his feast; he is buried in the ermita de San Amaro on the Camino de Santiago at Burgos. FLAG: the 2004 edition of the Roman Martyrology drops his name as legenda
- Wikidata Q455169 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Amaro (CC BY-SA)
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