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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Sulpicius Pius, bishop of Bourges, ob. 646/7

Saint ID

S02436

Number in BH

BHL 7927-7932

Reported Death Not Before

646

Reported Death Not After

647

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops , Monastic founders, Miracle-workers in lifetime
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E05840The Calendar of Willibrord, in its earliest version, records the feasts of various saints in January. Written in Latin at Echternach, Frisia (north-east Gaul), 703/710.
E06301Audoin's Life of *Eligius (bishop of Noyon, ob. 660, S02032) records across two books the saint's lay and then episcopal career, his posthumous cult, and many miracles. It provides further evidence for many other cults in 7th-century Gaul. Written in Latin in Gaul, possibly in 660/86, with later additions and emendations.
E06495Two Latin versions of the Life of *Sulpicius Pius (bishop of Bourges, ob. 646/7, S02436) record the bishop's life, miracles and death. Written almost certainly at Bourges (central Gaul), c. 646/700, probably before c. 670.
E08075Three relic labels at the monastery of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune (south-east Gaul), datable by their script to the late 6th/earlier 7th c., for relics of various saints. Written in Latin, either where the relics originated, or at Saint-Maurice d'Agaune.
E0831535 relic labels at Sens (northern Gaul), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th c., for relics of a great diversity of saints. Written in Latin, perhaps at Sens, or at an earlier stage in their transmission.