Name
Maxentius, abbot near Poitiers, ob. c. 534
Saint ID
S01144
Number in BH
BHL 5804-5808
Reported Death Not Before
510
Reported Death Not After
515
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Miracle-workers in lifetime, Monastic founders
| ID | Title | E02029 | Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (2.37), recounts a miracle in 507, with which *Maxentius (saintly abbot, ob. c. 534, S01144) protected from soldiers his monastery near Poitiers (western Gaul); Gregory mentions a Life of Maxentius, with record of many other miracles. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 575/594. | E06463 | The Latin second Martyrdom of *Leudegar (bishop and martyr of Autun, ob. 677/9, S02098), by Ursinus, records the saint's life, martyrdom, and miracles; the dispute over possession of his body; and his translation from the diocese of Arras (north-east Gaul) to Poitiers (western Gaul). Written at Poitiers, 684/c.750, perhaps 684/96. | E08315 | 35 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. |
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