Gregory of Tours

Saint

Gregory of Tours
Saint; Gregory of Tours
	St. Gregory of Tours, 19th century statue by Jean Marcellin, in the Louvre in Paris, France
Bishop of Tours
Born	30 November c. 538; Auvergne, Austrasia
Died	17 November 593 or 594; Tours, Kingdom of Orleans
Venerated in	Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast	17 November

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^[2] and is known as the "father of French history."^[3] He was a prelate in the Merovingian kingdom, encompassing Gaul's historic region.

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 considered 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.

^ Jones, Terry. "Gregory of Tours". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
^ ^a ^b Leclercq, Henri. "St. Gregory of Tours." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York, New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 26 October 2014.
^ Noronha-DiVanna, Isabel (19 February 2010). Writing History in the Third Republic. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-2010-3. OCLC 1162437900.

[patron-1] Jones, Terry. "Gregory of Tours". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-01-16.

[cathen-2] Leclercq, Henri. "St. Gregory of Tours." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York, New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 26 October 2014.

[3] Noronha-DiVanna, Isabel (19 February 2010). Writing History in the Third Republic. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-2010-3. OCLC 1162437900.

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