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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Patroclus, hermit of Berry, ob. 576

Saint ID

S00064

Number in BH

BHL 6519

Reported Death Not Before

576

Reported Death Not After

576

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Hermits/recluses
Related Evidence Records
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E00157Gregory of Tours writes the Life of *Patroclus (hermit of Berry, ob. 576, S00064): it presents the saint as an ascetic, founding monasteries in Berry (central Gaul), attracting the devout, and experiencing visions. From Gregory, Life of the Fathers Book 9, written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594. Overview of Gregory's Life of Patroclus.
E00159Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Patroclus (hermit of Berry, ob. 576, S00064), recounts how Patroclus exposed a trick of the devil: pretending to be *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), the devil had appeared to a woman in a time of plague with objects that supposedly could save people; in central Gaul, probably in 571. From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (9.2), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594.
E00166Gregory of Tours, in his Life of *Patroclus (hermit of Berry, ob. 576, S00064), tells of the death of the saint, a contest over possession of his body, and miracles at his grave in the monastery at Colombier (central Gaul). From Gregory's Life of the Fathers (9.3), written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 573/594.
E05870Gregory 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.
E07761Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (5.10), briefly describes the life of *Patroclus (hermit of Berry, ob. 576, S00064), and mentions that he had composed an account of his life. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 579/594.