Name
Patroclus, martyr of Troyes
Saint ID
S00346
Number in BH
BHL 6520-6523
Reported Death Not Before
270
Reported Death Not After
275
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
| ID | Title | E00367 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Martyrs (Liber in Gloria Martyrum), in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. Overview entry. | E00588 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (63), tells of the cult of *Patroclus (martyr of Troyes, S00346), in an oratory with only one priest at Troyes (north-east Gaul); the latter borrows and copies a Martyrdom of the saint but this is disbelieved by the bishop; later a second copy is found in Italy; the cult flourishes, a church is built, and the annual feast day devoutly celebrated. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E04617 | 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 21 January. | E04888 | 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 21 July. | E06480 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Patroclus (martyr of Troyes, S00346) is written in Gaul, probably before 700. |
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