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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Florentius, monk of Nursia, 6th c.

Saint ID

S01757

Number in BH

2791

Reported Death Not Before

500

Reported Death Not After

590

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Miracle-workers in lifetime
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E04383Gregory the Great writes the Dialogues, recounting miraculous stories with various local saints as their subject. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. Overview entry.
E04479Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (3.15), describes miracles associated with *Florentius (monk of Nursia, 6th c., S01757), in the region of Nursia (central Italy). Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.