Gregory of Tours

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Gregory of Tours was a 6th-century Gallo-Roman bishop and historian best known for his work "History of the Franks," a crucial source on the early Merovingian kingdom and the spread of Christianity among the Franks.

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Gregory of Tours canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian writer
Gallo-Roman
bishop
historian
person
birthName Georgius Florentius Gregorius
birthYear 0538
century 6th century
church Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of the Franks
surface form: Frankish Kingdom
deathYear 0594
described conversion of the Franks to Catholic Christianity
miracles and saints’ lives
political events in the Merovingian kingdom
ethnicOrigin Gallo-Roman
feastDay November 17
fieldOfWork ecclesiastical history
hagiography
historiography
genre Christian hagiography
late antique historiography
influenced later chroniclers of Frankish history
medieval historiography
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
name Gregory of Tours self-link
notableWork Decem libri historiarum
Glory of the Martyrs
surface form: Glory of the Confessors

Glory of the Martyrs
History of the Franks
Lives of the Fathers
Ten Books of Histories
notedFor History of the Franks as a key source for Merovingian history
accounts of the early Merovingian kings
descriptions of the spread of Christianity among the Franks
occupation bishop
chronicler
hagiographer
historian
placeOfBirth Arverni
surface form: Arverni territory

Auvergne
placeOfDeath Tours
positionHeld Bishop of Tours
regionOfActivity Gaul
Kingdom of the Franks
surface form: Merovingian Kingdom
religion Christianity
residence Tours
startTime 573 as bishop of Tours
timePeriodWrittenAbout 6th century Gaul
Merovingian dynasty
late 5th century
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

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Christianization of the Franks keyFigure Gregory of Tours
Latin Fathers of the West hasMember Gregory of Tours
Late Latin notableAuthor Gregory of Tours
Battle of Tolbiac primarySource Gregory of Tours
Burgundians mentionedBy Gregory of Tours
Gregory of Tours name Gregory of Tours self-link
History of the Franks author Gregory of Tours
Lewis Thorpe translatedAuthor Gregory of Tours