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Amatus (Or Amati), Vincenzio An Italian priest and musician, was born at Ciminna, in Sicily, Jan. 6, 1629. After finishing his studies in the Seminary at Palermo, he became master of the chapel of the cathedral of that place in 1665. He died July 29, 1670. He wrote, Sacri Concerti a Due, Tre, Quattro (Palermo, … Continue reading “Amatus (Or Amati), Vincenzio”

Amatus (Or Aime), St bishop OF SENS, and patron of Douay, in Flanders, was born in the 7th century of pious parents. In 669 he was compelled to take the charge of the Church of Sens, which he governed with admirable vigilance and mildness. After a time king Thierry II banished him to the Monastery … Continue reading “Amatus (Or Aime), St”

Amatrice, Cola Filotesio Delli an Italian painter, flourished in 1533. He lived in Ascoli di Picino, and had a good reputation. He has a fine picture in the Oratory of the Corpus Domini, at Ascoli, which represents The Saviour in the Act of Dispensing the Eucharist to his Apostles. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Amatrice, Cola Filotesio Delli”

Amator, St was born of a noble family in Auxerre, in the time of the emperor Constantius. His parents affianced him, without his consent, to Martha, a rich young lady; but when he and his bride went to church to receive the nuptial benediction from the bishop, St. Valerian, he, by mistake, or, as some … Continue reading “Amator, St”

Amato, Michele d an Italian ecclesiastic, was born at Naples, Oct. 3, 1682. Having made himself acquainted with the Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, Slavonian, French, Spanish, and other languages, he took orders, and became a member of the Congregation of Apostolic Missions, formed in the Church of Naples. He held many public offices, and in … Continue reading “Amato, Michele d”

Amato, Giuseppe d an Italian missionary, was born at Naples about 1757. He was sent to Asia in 1783 by the Society for the Propagation of the Truth, and he became rector of five Catholic villages in the district of Dibayen, about ten leagues to the northwest of the city of Ava. These villages were … Continue reading “Amato, Giuseppe d”

Amato, Giovanni Antonio d the older (also called Il Vecchio), a Neapolitan oil and fresco painter, was born in 1475. He studied the works of Perugino, and imitated his style. There are several of his works in the churches of Naples. His favorite study was theology, and he was noted for his exposition of many … Continue reading “Amato, Giovanni Antonio d”

Amato, Francesco an Italian painter and engraver, executed a few paintings. The following are the principal ones: St. Joseph Seated, Reading a Book, with the Infant Jesus near him: St. Jerome: and the Prodigal Son. These are upright prints, inscribed Francescus Amatus inv. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Amato (Or Amatus) a friar of Monte-Casino,: and afterwards bishop, lived in the 11th century. He composed several Latin poems, and among others four books, which he dedicated to pope Gregory VII, entitled De Gesiis Apostolorum Petri et Pauli. These works have been lost; and this is a great misfortune, if we may credit the … Continue reading “Amato (Or Amatus)”

Amathus Name of two titular sees, one in Syria, suffragan of Apameia, with an episcopal list known from 449 to 536; the other on the southern coast of Cyprus, whose episcopal list reaches from the fourth century to 787. The latter place was one of the most ancient Phœnician settlements on the island, and long … Continue reading “Amathus”