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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Hermenegild, Visigothic prince and martyr, ob. 585

Saint ID

S01771

Number in BH

3850

Reported Death Not Before

380

Reported Death Not After

390

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Monarchs and their family
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.
E04502Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (3.31), describes the martyrdom of *Hermenegild (Visigothic prince and martyr, ob. 585, S01771) – the son of the Visigothic king of Spain Leuvigild – and the heavenly signs of his sanctity which followed his death. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. Provisional entry