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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Eusicius, recluse near Bourges, earlier 6th c.

Saint ID

S01296

Reported Death Not Before

542

Reported Death Not After

542

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.
E02714Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (81), tells of *Eusicius (recluse near Bourges, earlier 6th c., S01296): he healed people, prevented the theft of his beehives, and successfully predicted victory for King Childebert I, who duly built a church in which the saint could be buried. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.