Name
Caprasius, martyr of Agen
Saint ID
S01180
Number in BH
BHL 1558
Reported Death Not Before
303
Reported Death Not After
303
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
ID | Title | E02186 | Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (6.12), tells how in 581 the wife of Duke Ragnovald sought sanctuary in the church of *Caprasius (martyr of Agen, S01180) in Agen, and, when forced out of there, in the church of *Saturninus (bishop and martyr of Toulouse, S00289) in Toulouse (both south-west Gaul). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 581/594. | E04992 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 20 October. |
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