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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Nepotianus, bishop of Clermont, ob. 385/386

Saint ID

S01141

Reported Death Not Before

388

Reported Death Not After

388

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02017Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (1.46), describes a healing miracle effected by *Nepotianus (bishop of Clermont, ob. 385/386, S01141), in Clermont (central Gaul). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 575/594.
E02448Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry.
E02601Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (36), records the tombs of *Venerandus (bishop of Clermont, early 5th c., S01261) and *Nepotianus (bishop of Clermont, ob. 385/386, S01141) in the church of Venerandus in Clermont (central Gaul); at both graves miracles occur. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.