Gregory of Tours
538 CE – 594 CE · aged 56
Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours
- Born
- 538 CE · Clermont-Ferrand
- Died
- 594 CE · Tours
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- 538 CEBornBorn in Clermont-Ferrand
- 573 CE – 594 CERoleRoman Catholic Bishop of Tours
- 594 CEDiedDied in Tours
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Biography
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.
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