Aventinus of Tours

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.

Saint Aventinus
Died	1180 Touraine, France
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	5 May

After the martyrdom of Thomas Becket in 1170, Aventinus settled in Touraine, France, where he remained until his death, in 1180.^[1]