Gregory of Tours, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gregory of Tours

Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-0538

Place of Birth: Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 17-Nov-0594

Profession: writer, historian, Catholic priest, hagiographer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Gregory of Tours (30 November c.
538 – 17 November 594) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of the area that had been previously referred to as Gaul by the Romans.
He was born Georgius Florentius and later added the name Gregorius in honour of his maternal great-grandfather.
He is the primary contemporary source for Merovingian history.
His most notable work was his Decem Libri Historiarum (Ten Books of Histories), better known as the Historia Francorum (History of the Franks), a title that later chroniclers gave to it, but he is also known for his accounts of the miracles of saints, especially four books of the miracles of Martin of Tours.
St.
Martin's tomb was a major pilgrimage destination in the 6th century, and St.
Gregory's writings had the practical effect of promoting this highly organized devotion.