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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Domnolus, bishop of Le Mans, ob. 581

Saint ID

S01179

Reported Death Not Before

581

Reported Death Not After

581

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops , Miracle-workers in lifetime
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02183Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (6.9), records how *Domnolus (bishop of Le Mans, ob. 581, S01179) had cured a lame man and a blind man, presumably in Le Mans (western Gaul). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 581/594.
E06095The will of Bertram/Bertrand, bishop of Le Mans, of 27 March 616, establishes as the bishop's heirs two churches at Le Mans (north-west Gaul), one dedicated to *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), the other to the Apostles *Peter and *Paul (S00036 and S00008), which Bertram himself had built; and makes provisions concerning numerous properties across Gaul, including churches associated with various saints, mostly in or around Le Mans. Written in Latin at Le Mans.