St. Aventinus of Tours

Feastday: May 5
Death: 1180

Hermit and companion of St. Thomas Becket. A hermit in Tours, France, he was ordained a deacon by St. Thomas and accompanied him to the Synod of Tours in 1163. When Thomas was martyred In 1170 Aventinus went toTouraine, France, remaining there until his death.

Aventinus was a hermit and friend of Thomas Becket. Living the life of a hermit in Tours, France, before being ordained a deacon by Thomas Becket, and subsequently accompanied him to the Synod of Tours in 1163.

After the martyrdom of Thomas Becket in 1170, Aventinus settled in Touraine, France, where he remained until his death, in 1180.

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