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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Frons/Fronto, confessor of Périgueux, date unknown

Saint ID

S02946

Number in BH

BHL 3182-8

Reported Death Not After

590

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
"Confessors"
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E06315The Latin Life of *Gaugeric (bishop of Cambrai, ob. 623/9, S02205) records the bishop's life, death and miracles, mentioning also the shrines of other saints of northern Gaul. Written perhaps at Cambrai (north-east Gaul), probably c. 640/700.
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.