 Supernatural favors obtained through his intercession aided in the spread of his "cultus", and the Bollandists testify to the authenticity of the title "Blessed" bestowed on him.The friaries he founded continued, after his death, to form a distinct branch of the Minorites.These friars were called the Amadeans or Amadists, and they had twenty-eight houses in Italy, the chief one being Saint Peter de Montorio in Rome.