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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Iunianus, hermit of the territory of Limoges

Saint ID

S01312

Reported Death Not Before

475

Reported Death Not After

525

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Hermits/recluses
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02448Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry.
E02764Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (101), recounts the miracles at the tomb of *Iunianus (hermit of Limoges, S01312) in the territory of Limoges (western Gaul); those cured return every year and render 'tribute' (tributa) for their restored health; many of them come to the church of *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050) in Tours (north-west Gaul). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.
E04970The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 28 September.