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Saint Gregory of Tours
Saint Gregory of Tours 538-94, French historian, bishop of Tours (from 573), b. Clermont-Ferrand, of a prominent family. He had a distinguished and successful career as bishop. Gregory wrote accounts of miracles of the saints, an astronomical work to determine movable feasts, and a commentary on th... Read more
Tours
Tours , city (1990 pop. 133,403), capital of Indre-et-Loire dept., W central France, in Touraine, on the Loire River. It is a wine market and a tourist center, with metallurgical, chemical, electrical, clothing, and printing industries. An old Gallo-Roman town, it grew rapidly after the death (397) ... Read more
Berengar of Tours
Berengar of Tours , c.1000-1088?, French theologian, also called Bérenger and Berengarius, b. Tours. He was archdeacon of Angers (c.1040-1060). After studying at Chartres, he returned to Tours to become head of its cathedral school. Berengar is said to have denied the Real Presence in the Eu... Read more
Saint Gregory the Illuminator
Saint Gregory the Illuminator d. c.330, churchman, called the Apostle of Armenia. He was the first metropolitan of Armenia and is revered as founder of the Armenian Church . Feast: Sept. 30. ... Read more
Saint Gregory II
Saint Gregory II d. 731, pope (715-31), a Roman; successor of Constantine. When Byzantine Emperor Leo III tried to impose iconoclasm in Italy by an imperial edict, Gregory answered that the emperor could not decide tenets of faith. He was supported by a popular uprising directed at the exarch of ... Read more
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
Saint Gregory of Nyssa , d. 394?, Cappadocian theologian; brother of St. Basil the Great and his successor as champion of orthodoxy. He became bishop of Nyssa in Cappadocia in 371, was removed in 376, and was restored in 378. He was prominent in the First Council of Constantinople (see Constantin... Read more
Saint Gregory I
Saint Gregory I (Saint Gregory the Great), c.540-604, pope (590-604), a Roman; successor of Pelagius II. A Doctor of the Church, he was distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership. His feast is celebrated on Mar. 12. Early Career Gregory was born to a wealthy patrician family ... Read more
Saint Gregory VII
Saint Gregory VII d. 1085, pope (1073-85), an Italian (b. near Rome) named Hildebrand (Ital. Ildebrando); successor of Alexander II. He was one of the greatest popes. Feast: May 25. Life Gregory was chaplain to Gregory VI and accompanied him into exile in Cologne in 1046. He returned to R... Read more
Gregory XIII
Gregory XIII 1502-85, pope (1572-85), an Italian named Ugo Buoncompagni, b. Bologna; successor of St. Pius V. He is best known for his work on the calendar , and the reformed calendar, the Gregorian, is named for him. He was prominent at the Council of Trent (1545, 1559-63; see Trent, Council of ... Read more
Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Maurice Quentin de La Tour , 1704-88, French portraitist working in pastel. From 1737 to 1773 he exhibited at the Salon portraits of considerable technical virtuosity and psychological penetration. They brought him an immense and continuing popularity. Among his famous sitters were Louis XV, Mme de ... Read more

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Saint Gregory of Tours
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Saint Gregory of Tours 538-94, French historian...successful career as bishop. Gregory wrote accounts of miracles of the saints, an astronomical work to determine...events is of great importance. Gregory's Late Latin is of linguistic...
St. Gregory of Tours
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...years later the city of Tours came under the control...order in the church of Tours, reacting with a quiet...on the lives of the saints, frequently revealing...accepted by the people of Tours as a saint. Further Reading Gregory's The History of...
Tours
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Tours , city (1990 pop. 133...death (397) of its bishop, Saint Martin, whose remains are...learning, notably under Gregory of Tours and Alcuin. It was there...archdiocese in 853. The history of Tours is essentially that of Touraine...
Alcuin
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...that of St Martin's at Tours, where he died. Alcuin...The Bishops, Kings and Saints of York , the first major...writings include textbooks, saints' lives (including his...reception of visitors at Tours, and his acquisition...was influenced by Pope Gregory I and by Bede . His originality...
Paolo Veronese
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Paris in 1797), is also a melodramatic tour de force. In 1555 Veronese began the...the choir of the church. One shows the saint in military dress exhorting his fellow...ca. 1561), and the Holy Family with Saints Barbara and John (ca. 1562). More...refectories. Among these are the Feast of St. ...
Cuthbert, St
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...became prior in 664 and undertook teaching tours in Northumbria. He also visited Pictish...forthcoming return. Cuthbert's promotion as saint, and his historiography, are, in part...the episcopal virtues expounded by Pope Gregory I: an exemplar for Bede's contemporaries...

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Dionysius
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Dionysius (3) of Paris, St ( c. 250), also St Denys, patron saint of France. According to Gregory of Tours (6th cent.), he was sent to convert Gaul and, after becoming Bp. of Paris, was martyred. In 626 his remains were translated...
Mary, Blessed Virgin
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ...counted pre-eminent among the saints . She is prominent in the ‘...formulated in orthodox circles by Gregory of Tours (d. 594), and was defined as...to the rejection of the cult of saints, and partly in keeping with a more...

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Gregory of Tours: History and Society in the Sixth Century
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; Gregory of Tours: History and Society...1400th anniversary of Gregory's death, when many...least eleven articles on Gregory in addition to this book...it repels. Lately, Gregory has been prized for grasping...individual sinners and saints. To those who see Gregory...
St. Gregory of Nyssa.(Fathers Of The Church VIII)
Magazine article from: Catholic Insight; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Arabia) and lecture tours, dying soon after a...Patrologia Graeca), Gregory's style (though praised...in any case, for Gregory the Message was the...eulogies of martyrs and saints ("Those who behold...allegorical tendencies, Gregory followed Basil in his...From a treatise by Saint ...
Heinzelmann, Martin: Gregory of Tours: History and Society in the Sixth Century.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 3/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Heinzelmann, Martin Gregory of Tours: History and Society...Carroll of Heinzelmann's Gregory of Tours: History and...History, and its author, Gregory of Tours. Heinzelmann...motives that went into Gregory's work of social commentary...Christianity down to Saint Martin ...
Interview: Gregory Hoffman discusses New Orleans tours
Transcript from: Talk of the Nation (NPR); 12/13/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...13-2005 Interview: Gregory Hoffman discusses New...Orleans after Katrina. Gregory Hoffman is vice president...THE NATION, sir. Mr. GREGORY HOFFMAN (Gray Line Tours, New Orleans): Oh...be able to take this tour if there aren't very...hurricane and 'course if the Saints' record would ...
Saints' Lives and the Rhetoric of Gender: Male and Female in Merovingian Hagiography.
Magazine article from: Church History; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...pieces in Gregory of Tours's Life of the Fathers...the former author and Gregory of Tours's rich diversity of saints, from stubborn hermits...disparate subjects of Gregory's Life of the Fathers...shared exegetical goal. Gregory used each saint as a typological model...
European Golf Tour: $467,800 Aa Saint Omer Open Field.
News Wire article from: Sports Network; 6/11/2003; 700+ words ; ...Network via COMTEX) Aa Saint Omer Golf Club (Val Course...Wolfgang Huget Van Phillips Gregory Bourdy Jean Hugo Richard...three years as a Challenge Tour event, the Aa Saint Omer Open moves up to...debut on the European Tour`s International schedule...
European Golf Tour: $467,800 Aa Saint Omer Open Leaderboard.
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European Golf Tour: $467,800 Aa Saint Omer Open Tee Times.
News Wire article from: Sports Network; 6/15/2003; 700+ words ; Jun 15, 2003 (The Sports Network via COMTEX) Aa Saint Omer Golf Club (Val Course) Lumbres, France Par 71 - 6...5:04 a.m. Philippe Lima, Allan Hogh 5:13 a.m. Gregory Bourdy, Martin Lemesurier 5:22 a.m. Raphael Pellicioli...
His Holiness Karekin II Blesses Foundation of Cathedral in Vanadzor Funded by Sarkis Bedevian of Mahwah, NJ
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 6/28/2003; 700+ words ; ...new church after St. Gregory of Narek, so that the saint's intercession on...church named after St. Gregory of Narek, which is...the camp and gave a tour of the facilities...the Cathedral of Saint Gregory of Narek; Mr. and...
CALENDAR
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 2/4/2005; 700+ words ; ...Page 4B on sale Topeka FFH: "STILL THE CROSS TOUR," with Matthew West and Anthony Evans, 7 p...8 p.m. to midnight Tuesdays. 862-7667. SAINT GREGORY BAR, in the Saint Gregory Hotel and Suites, 635 S.W. Harrison: Lorie...