Saint Amato was the bishop of Nusco and during his life he performed many great services to the town and neighboring communities, including helping the town establish defensive structures one thousand years ago, helping those in need, and building churches. The province of Avellino is near Naples in Italy and today has a population of about 4,500.
Saint Amato was the first bishop of Nusco, Italy in 1048. He restored and built churches, and helped found the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria in nearby Fondigliano, Italy, a house that lasted 400 years.
Born
- c.1003 in Nusco, Italy
Died
- 30 September 1093 of natural causes
- miracles reported at his grave site in Nusco, Italy
- relics translated to the The Church of Saint Stephen in Nusco