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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Iohannes, recluse in Chinon, mid-6th c.

Saint ID

S01254

Reported Death Not Before

500

Reported Death Not After

575

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Hermits/recluses, Miracle-workers in lifetime
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02448Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry.
E02576Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (23), tells of *Iohannes (recluse in Chinon, mid-6th c., S01254) who performed miracles in his lifetime; wood from a tree planted by him sprouted several years after being cut down. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.
E06487Baudonivia's Life of *Radegund (former queen and monastic founder, ob. 587, S00182), recounts the abbess' life, death, and miracles, detailing in particular her collection of relics, as well as wider cult activity in and around the city of Poitiers (western Gaul). Written in Latin at Poitiers, 587/613.