Name
Nicetius, bishop of Lyon, ob. 573
Saint ID
S00049
Reported Death Not Before
573
Reported Death Not After
573
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
| ID | Title | E00059 | Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049), records how he has an earlier Life of Nicetius, but wishes to add to it; and how this Life cured a deacon of Autun (central Gaul) of a disease of the eyes. From Gregory's Life of the Fathers 8 (preface and 8.12) written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. | E00060 | Aetherius, bishop of Lyon (south-east Gaul), writes, or commissions, a Life of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049); it is to be read at the annual feast of the saint, and presents him as a patron and defender of the city. Written in Latin in Lyon, 586/602. Full text, and full English translation. | E00061 | Gregory of Tours writes the Life of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049): it presents the saint as a chaste man obedient to his mother, a righteous judge, and an intemperate miracle worker. Gregory, Life of the Fathers Book 8, written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. Overview of Gregory's Life of Nicetius of Lyon. | E00062 | Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049), recounts how Nicetius' successor, an opponent of the saint, gave Nicetius' cape to a deacon who misused it, and was miraculously punished; in Lyon (south-east Gaul), shortly after 573. From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (8.5), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. | E00064 | Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049), recounts how Nicetius, in a vision and aided by *Iustus and *Eucherius (earlier bishops of Lyon, S02411 and S01995), asserted the value of his dead body and punished a critical priest; in Lyon (south-east Gaul), 573. From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (8.5), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. | E00065 | Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049), recounts how the deacon Agiulf, bringing relics of martyrs from Rome to Tours, learned in Lyon (south-east Gaul) of the miracles at the tomb of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049) and collected herbs scattered at the grave, using them to cure fevers; AD 590/591. From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (8.6), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. | E00067 | Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049), tells of the healing powers of Nicetius' bed in Lyon (south-east Gaul), and of a lamp that burned miraculously there; Gregory used threads from a cloth used by Nicetius to consecrate altars in the Touraine (north-west Gaul). From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (8.8), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. | E00068 | Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049), tells of piles of broken fetters at Nicetius' tomb in Lyon (south-east Gaul), and recounts two stories about him as a freer of prisoners. From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (8.6, 8.7 & 8.10), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. | E00098 | Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049), recounts how a poor man used a letter subscribed by Nicetius to help him beg; a thief required to swear on that subscription was miraculously forced to confess the truth; in Lyon (south-east Gaul), 581/589. From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (8.9), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. | E00156 | Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049), tells of two men punished by the saint: a participant in a military expedition who failed to deliver, to the saint's church at Pressigny in the Touraine (north-west Gaul), booty vowed to ensure his safety; and his brother who failed to attend Christmas vigils held to invoke Nicetius' support. From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (8.11), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. | E02448 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry. | E02673 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (60), tells how *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049) cured a boy from blindness during his funeral in Lyon (south-east Gaul), and later, in a vision, encouraged him to seek the support of King Guntram; at his tomb, Nicetius frees people and effects many cures. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E04615 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 19 January. | E04895 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 27 July. | E05270 | Gregory of Tours, in his Miracles of Julian (50), recounts how he dedicated the church at Pernay in the Touraine (north-west Gaul) with relics of *Julian (martyr of Brioude, S00035), and *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049), and how a blind man was cured there; Gregory closes the chapter, and his book, with the hope that Julian, his patron, will advocate for him at the Last Judgement and help him lead a good Christian life. Written in Latin in Clermont and Tours (central and north-west Gaul), 573/587. | E05555 | Venantius Fortunatus writes eleven books of Poems in Latin, mainly in western and north-western Gaul, 565/600; many of them with reference to saints. Overview entry. | E05759 | Venantius Fortunatus writes a poem (10.10) on the oratory dedicated to *Gabriel (the Archangel, S00192), built by Gregory (bishop of Tours, 573-594) in Artannes (north-west Gaul), and lists the relics housed there. Written in Latin in Gaul, 576/594. | E05870 | Gregory of Tours writes the Life of the Fathers, collecting the lives of twenty Gallic bishops, abbots and recluses; written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. Overview/list of the twenty Lives. | E06278 | The Latin Life of *Austregisil (bishop of Bourges, ob. 624, S02365) records the saint's background at the royal palace, his subsequent clerical career, and his miracles in life and death. Written possibly at Bourges (central Gaul), c. 650/700. | E07756 | Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (4.36), refers to posthumous miracles at the tomb of *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049), and describes the miraculous punishment of Nicetius' disrespectful successor Priscus; included in this punishment were Priscus' wife Susanna, their son, and his whole household; a deacon who insulted Nicetius and a presbyter who supported Priscus both died; a deacon, who saw Nicetius in a dream vision but failed to pass on a message, was struck painfully in the throat by Nicetius. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 575/594. | E07780 | Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (8.5), describes how during King Guntram's visit to Orléans (north-west Gaul) in July 585, the king told him of a vision, in which Guntram had seen *Tetricus (bishop of Langres, ob. 568/573, S00044), *Nicetius (bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049) and *Agricola (bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône, ob. 580, S02830), deciding whether his brother, the recently dead King Chilperic, should be spared or condemned. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 586/594. | E08076 | Five relic labels at the monastery of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune (south-east Gaul), datable by their script to the 7th c., for relics of various Gallic and Italian saints. Written in Latin, either where the relics originated, or at Saint-Maurice d'Agaune. | E08315 | 35 relic labels at Sens (northern Gaul), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th c., for relics of a great diversity of saints. Written in Latin, perhaps at Sens, or at an earlier stage in their transmission. |
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