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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Maurilius/Maurilio, bishop of Angers, ob. 453

Saint ID

S02421

Number in BH

BHL 5730-5733

Reported Death Not Before

453

Reported Death Not After

453

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E04948The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 11 September.
E04950The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 13 September.
E06466The Latin Life of *Maurilius (bishop of Angers, ob. 453, S02421), primarily an account of the saint's many lifetime miracles, is written by Magnobodus, bishop of Angers (north-west Gaul), in about 620.
E06715Venantius Fortunatus writes the Life of *Albinus (monk and bishop of Angers, ob. c. 550, S01181), presenting him as an ascetic monk, ideal bishop, and miracle-worker from youth; after his death, his body is lifted and set in a new church by his successor, where miracles occur. Written in Latin, probably in Poitiers (western Gaul) in 568/573.