Gregory of Tours
November 30, 538 –December 17, 594
Hagiographer, Writer, Historian, Catholic priest, Bishop, Archbishop
Lived 56 years
- Born in
- Clermont-Ferrand
- Passed away in
- Tours
Gregory of Tours (born Georgius Florentius; 30 November c. 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours during the Merovingian period and is known as the "father of French history".
Gregory's most notable work is the Decem Libri Historiarum ('Ten Books of Histories'), also known as the Historia Francorum ('History of the Franks'). Decem Libri Historiarum is a primary source for the study of Merovingian history and chronicles the accounts of the Franks during the period. Gregory is also known for documenting accounts of religious figures, notably that of Martin of Tours.
Notable works: Historia Francorum, Vita Patrum, Liber in gloria martyrum, Liber de passione et virtutibus sancti Iuliani martyris, Libri quattuor de virtutibus sancti Martini episcopi, Liber de miraculis beati Andreae apostoli, Letters
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