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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Romanus, priest of Blaye, ob. c. 390

Saint ID

S01129

Number in BH

BHL 7306-7308

Reported Death Not Before

370

Reported Death Not After

396

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Miracle-workers in lifetime, Lesser clergy , Missionaries
Related Evidence Records
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E01959The Latin second Life of *Romanus, Priest of Blaye (S01129) presents its protagonist as a monk, presbyter and miracle-worker from Africa, who, prompted by God, travels to Blaye, near Bordeaux, first sailing to Narbonne and then travelling by way of Toulouse, where he has a vision of *Saturninus (bishop and martyr of Toulouse, S00289); at Blaye, in collaboration with *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), he destroys a pagan idol and converts the local population; on his death, he is buried by Martin and miracles occur at his grave; he is particularly protective of sailors. Written probably in the region of Bordeaux (south-west Gaul), possibly in the 6th c..
E02448Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry.
E02635Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (45), describes how *Romanus (priest of Blaye, ob. late 4th c., S01129) from his grave at Blaye (near Bordeaux, south-west Gaul) protected people travelling on the river Garonne from shipwreck; Gregory himself witnessed the calming of a storm and flood. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.
E06490The Latin first Life of *Romanus, Priest of Blaye (S01129) presents its protagonist as a monk, presbyter and miracle-worker from Provence, who, prompted by God, travels to Blaye, near Bordeaux, by way of Narbonne and Toulouse, where he has a vision of *Saturninus (bishop and martyr of Toulouse, S00289); at Blaye, in collaboration with *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), he destroys a pagan temple and converts the local population; on his death, he is buried by Martin and miracles occur at his grave. Written possibly in the 5th c., probably in the region of Bordeaux (south-west Gaul).
E0831535 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.