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Saint Gregory of Tours

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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 the Psalms. His masterpiece, Historia Francorum [history of the Franks], in 10 books, is a universal history; its account of contemporary events is of great importance. Gregory's Late Latin is of linguistic interest. Feast: Nov. 17.

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Gregory of Tours

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Gregory of Tours (c.540–94), bishop of Tours, whose Historia Francorum is the chief authority for the early Merovingian period of French history.

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