Name
Martinus, saint of the Limousin, 'disciple of Martin of Tours'
Saint ID
S01196
Reported Death Not Before
360
Reported Death Not After
584
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Miracle-workers in lifetime
ID | Title | E02251 | Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (7.10), records the burial place and church in Brives-la-Gaillarde (south-west Gaul) of *Martinus (saint of the Limousin, S01196), supposedly a disciple of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050). The church is burnt down and restored in 584; unspecified miracles occur. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 584/594. | E04914 | 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 9 August. |
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