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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Martinus, abbot in the territory of Saintes

Saint ID

S01281

Number in BH

BHL 5605

Reported Death Not Before

380

Reported Death Not After

450

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02448Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry.
E02651Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (56), recounts how at the tomb of *Martinus (abbot in the territory of Saintes, S01281) several people were cured; Palladius, bishop of Saintes (western Gaul), moved Martinus' tomb, but only when he (the saint) helped. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.