Gratus of Aosta

Saint

Gratus
Saint Gratus, with the head of Saint John the Baptist
Diedc. AD 470
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineAosta
FeastSeptember 7
Attributesepiscopal garb; head of John the Baptist; bunch of grapes; bishop with lightning flashing near him
PatronageAosta; vineyards; invoked against fear of insects; against dangerous animals, against fire, against hail, against lightning, against rain, against storms

Gratus of Aosta (Italian: San Grato di Aosta, French: Saint Grat d'Aoste) (d. September 7, c. AD 470) was a bishop of Aosta and is the city's patron saint.


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