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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Frigdianus, bishop of Lucca, ob. 588

Saint ID

S01732

Reported Death Not Before

588

Reported Death Not After

588

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Miracle-workers in lifetime, Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E04463Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (3.9), describes how *Frigdianus (bishop of Lucca, ob. 588, S01732) was able to miraculously divert the River Serchio so it would not flood the town of Lucca (central Italy). Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.
E07378Two Lombard charters record a grant of privileges by Bishop Felix of Lucca to a monastery in Lucca (central Italy) dedicated to *Frigdianus (bishop of Lucca, ob. 588, S01732), and its subsequent confirmation by King Cunipert, who further mentions the monastery's co-dedication to *Vincentius (deacon and martyr of Zaragoza and Valencia, S00290). Written in Latin in Lucca and Pavia, 685-688.