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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Severus, priest of the territory of Cieutat, probably 6th c.

Saint ID

S02844

Reported Death Not Before

450

Reported Death Not After

587

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Lesser clergy
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02448Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry.
E02639Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (49-50), tells the story of *Severus (priest of the territory of Cieutat, probably 6th c., S02844) who built two churches in the territory of Cieutat, equipping both with relics of saints; he miraculously blights a tree, but then revives it; a dead lily revives on the day of his feast. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588.