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Auditus of Braga

Field	Value
name	Saint Ovidius
death_date	~135
feast_day	June 3
venerated_in	Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
image	Santo Ovidio.JPG
canonized_date	Pre-congregation
attributes	episcopal vestments or depicted as a hermit
patronage	invoked against auditory diseases and conditions
major_shrine	Braga

Roman Catholic Church Ovidius (), also Saint Auditus, was the third Bishop of Braga; he is a Portuguese saint.

Hagiography

According to hagiographies of the 16th century, Ovidius was a Roman citizen of Sicilian origin. Tradition states that he was sent to Braga by Pope Clement I, where he served as the city's third bishop around 95.

He is said to have baptized Saint Quiteria and her sisters after they were abandoned by their mother. He was martyred for his Christian faith in 135.

Veneration

The Portuguese call him Santo Ovídio,

His relics were elevated in 1527, thus giving official recognition to his cult. Accounts of the 17th century assert that in Lusitanian archaeological sites, Saint Ovidius was depicted in episcopal robes or in the garments of a hermit; these depictions testify to an ancient veneration. His sepulcher can be found in the cathedral of Braga.

Because of his name, Saint Auditus or Ovidius was traditionally invoked against auditory diseases. Under the base of his sepulcher in the cathedral, there were two holes into which the deaf would slip their fingers. They would then place their fingers into their ears and pray for a cure through the intercession of this saint.

His feast day is June 3.

References

[http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/91134 Borrrelli, Antonio. "Sant' Audito (Ovidio) di Braga", Santi e Beati, September 16, 2002]
[http://www.parroquiasanmartin.com/sanovidio.html "San Ovidio", Parroquia San Martín de Porres, Hermosillo, Sonora, México]
and sometimes, by the folkloric ''São Ouvido'' (literally "Saint that is heard" or "Saint Ear"), a [[folk etymology
[https://books.google.com/books?id=LP4UAAAAQAAJ&dq=Auditus+of+Braga&pg=PA762 Holweck, Frederick George. ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology''] United Kingdom, B. Herder Book Company, 1924. [. 762

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