St. Aventanus
Feast day: February 25
Born in Limoges, France
Death: 1380
Carmelite mystic and lay brother. A native of Limoges, France, he joined the Carmelites as a lay brother. With another Carmelite, Romaeus, Aventanus started on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Crossing the Alps they encountered many difficulties, including an outbreak of plague. Aventanus, who had a gift of ecstasies, miracles, and visions, succumbed to the plague near Lucca, Italy.while en route with Saint Romeo to Palestine . His cult was approved by Pope Gregory XVI.
Feast day: February 25
Born in Limoges, France
Death: 1380
Carmelite mystic and lay brother. A native of Limoges, France, he joined the Carmelites as a lay brother. With another Carmelite, Romaeus, Aventanus started on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Crossing the Alps they encountered many difficulties, including an outbreak of plague. Aventanus, who had a gift of ecstasies, miracles, and visions, succumbed to the plague near Lucca, Italy.while en route with Saint Romeo to Palestine . His cult was approved by Pope Gregory XVI.
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