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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (10.31), records that Iniuriosus, the fifteenth bishop of Tours (bishop 529-546), completed the church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) in Tours, and that in his time the church of *Germanus (bishop of Auxerre, ob. 448, S00455) at Saint-Germain-sur-Vienne in the Touraine was constructed. Injuriosus was buried in the church of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050) in Tours. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 591/594.

Evidence ID

E02405

Type of Evidence

Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)

Major author/Major anonymous work

Gregory of Tours

Gregory of Tours, Histories (Historiae) 10.31

Iniuriosus peraedificavit ecclesiam sanctae Mariae infra muros urbis Turonicae. Huius tempore et basilica sancti Germani aedificata est.

'Iniuriosus finished building Saint Mary’s church within the walls of Tours. It was also in his time that the church of Saint Germanus was built.'

...

Obiitque et sepultus est in basilica sancti Martini.

'When he died he was buried in Saint Martin’s church.'


Text: Krusch and Levison 1951, 533.
Translation: Thorpe 1974, 599.



Record Created By

Katarzyna Wojtalik

Date of Entry

26/02/2017

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00033Mary, Mother of ChristMariaCertain
S00050Martin, ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397MartinusCertain
S00455Germanus, bishop of Auxerre, ob. c. 448GermanusCertain


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