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Stained glass window showing Saint Namatius, from the Church of Saint-Eutrope in Clermont-Ferrand.
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Born | ? place of birth unknown |
Died | After 462 place of death unknown |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | October 27 |
Saint Namatius (French: Namace) is a saint in the Roman Catholic church. He was the eighth or ninth bishop of Clermont (then called Arvernis) from 446 to 462, and founded Clermont's first cathedral, bringing the relics of Saints Vitalis and Agricola to it from Bologna. Of this construction project, Gregory of Tours writes: