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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Genesius, priest and martyr of Tarbes

Saint ID

S00266

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Lesser clergy
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00476Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (22), records relics of *Genesius (notary and martyr of Arles, S00263) housed in the church of Narbonne (south-west Gaul). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594.
E00481Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (73), tells of *Genesius (priest and martyr of Tarbes, S00266), who brought a tree back to life, and of the miraculous revival of a withered flower during his festival; false oaths are exposed at his tomb in Tarbes (south-west Gaul). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594.