Name
Victorius, bishop of Le Mans, ob. c. 490
Saint ID
S01280
Number in BH
BHL 8598-8600
Reported Death Not Before
470
Reported Death Not After
490
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Miracle-workers in lifetime, Bishops , Children
| ID | Title | E02448 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry. | E02650 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (55), recounts how *Victorius (bishop of Le Mans, ob. c. 490, S01280) saved the city of Le Mans (north-west Gaul) from fire; people are cured at his tomb. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E04938 | 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 1 September. | E06095 | The 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. | E06789 | The Acts of *Victor (bishop of Le Mans, S02952) and *Victorius (bishop of Le Mans, ob. c. 490, S01280) records the saints' consecutive episcopates as father and son, linking them both closely with *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050). Written in Latin, probably at Le Mans or Tours (north-west Gaul), possibly shortly before c. 700. | E07796 | Will of Hadoind, bishop of Le Mans, of 643, leaving property to the cathedral at Le Mans, dedicated to *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) and *Gervasius and Protasius (brothers and martyrs of Milan, S00313), and to the churches at Le Mans of *Victorius (bishop of Le Mans, ob. c. 490), of the apostles *Peter and Paul (S00036 and S00008), and of *Vincent (deacon of Zaragoza and martyr of Valencia, S00290); also to the church of Mary at Évron (in the territory of Le Mans) Written in Latin at Le Mans (north-west Gaul). | 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. | E08328 | Domnolus, bishop of Le Mans, grants property to the basilica of *Vincent (deacon of Zaragoza and martyr of Valencia, S00290) and *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037), which he had built in Le Mans (north-west Gaul), and also mentions the shrine and personal patronage of *Victorius (bishop of Le Mans, 4th c., S02952). Charter written in Latin in Le Mans, dated 4 September 581. |
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