Name
Eparchius, hermit of Angoulême, ob. 581
Saint ID
S01310
Number in BH
BHL 2557-2563
Reported Death Not Before
581
Reported Death Not After
581
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Hermits/recluses
| ID | Title | E02448 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry. | E02761 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (99), recounts how the sick are healed at the tomb of *Eparchius (hermit of Angoulême, ob. 581, S01310) in Angoulême (western Gaul); a blind man is cured; a thief who, with some monks, prays to the saint, survives being hanged. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E04868 | 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 July. | E04951 | 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 14 September. | E06506 | The Latin Life and Miracles of *Eparchius (hermit of Angoulême, ob. 581, S01310) tells of his holy and austere life and of his many miracles; the Life is followed by an account of fourteen posthumous miracles, mainly occurring at the saint's grave. Written presumably in Angoulême (western Gaul), probably in the second quarter of the 7th c. | E07767 | Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (6.8), gives a brief account of the life of *Eparchius (hermit of Angoulême, western Gaul, ob. 581, S01310), mentioning his many miracles, including saving a man from being hanged. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 584/594. |
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