The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity

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

Name

Sigismund, king and martyr of the Burgundians, ob. 523

Saint ID

S00380

Number in BH

BHL 7717-20

Reported Death Not Before

523

Reported Death Not After

523

Gender

Male

Type of Saint

Martyrs, Monarchs and their family, Repentant criminals, prostitutes, etc., Monastic founders, Ascetics/monks/nuns

Related Evidence Records

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.
E00621	Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (74), tells of the penance, endowment of the shrine, and eventual burial of Sigismund (king of the Burgundians, ob. 523, S00380), at the tomb of the martyrs of the Theban Legion (soldiers and martyrs of Agaunum, S00339) at Saint-Maurice-d'Agaune (eastern Gaul); healing miracles take place at Sigismund's tomb. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594.
E07794	Passage added in some manuscripts of the Passion of the Agaunensian Martyrs, describing miracles at the shrine dedicated to the Theban Legion at Agaune (eastern Gaul) and the perpetual psalm-singing instituted there by Sigismund (king of the Burgundians, ob. 523, S00380), who is described as a saint and martyr. Written in Latin, at Agaunum (eastern Gaul), probably in the later 6th or 7th century.
E08266	The Latin Martyrdom of Sigismund (king and martyr of the Burgundians, ob. 523, S00380) and His Companions records the king's pious reign; his patronage of the cult of Maurice and the Theban Legion (martyrs of Agaune (south-east Gaul), S00339); his martyrdom, together with his family; and translation to Agaune. Written in Gaul, probably at Saint-Maurice-d'Agaune, c. 660/750.
E08335	The Bobbio Missal compiles liturgical texts for the celebration of saints' feasts throughout the year. Written in Latin in south-east Gaul, perhaps at or near Vienne, c. 675/725.
E08338	The Bobbio Missal includes prayers for the celebration of a mass in honour of *Sigismund (king and martyr of the Burgundians, ob. 523, S00380), in which a cure is sought for a person with quartan fever. Written in Latin in south-east Gaul, perhaps at or near Vienne, c. 675/725; possibly incorporating text originally composed at Saint-Maurice-d'Agaune in the 6th/7th c.