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Gregory of Tours

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.

"Historia Francorum" redirects here. For the history of the First Crusade, see Historia Francorum qui ceperunt Iherusalem. For the anonymous 8th-century chronicle, see Liber Historiae Francorum.

Saint

Gregory of Tours

30 November c. 538
Auvergne, Austrasia[1]

(593-11-17)17 November 593 or 594[2]
Tours, Kingdom of Orleans

Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church

17 November

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.

Gregorii episcopi Turonensis. Libri Historiarum X (ed. and Wilhelm Levison), MGH SRM I 1, Hannover2 1951

Bruno Krusch

Miracula et opera minora (ed. Bruno Krusch), MGH SRM I 2, Hannover 1969, 211-294 (repr. from 1885)

. Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XI (9th ed.). 1880. pp. 181–182.

"St Gregory of Tours" 

Gregory of Tours (c. 538-594 A.D.). (in Latin). The Latin Library.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

"Historiae, Libri X"

Gregory of Tours (539-594) (1997) [1916]. Halsall, Paul (ed.). . Translated by Earnest Brehaut. Medieval Sourcebook, Fordham University.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

History of the Franks: Books I-X (Abridged)

S. Georgii Florentii Gregorii Turonensis Episcopi (1994) [1853]. Friedrich Haase (ed.). (in Latin). Bratislava: Jos. Max et Soc.; Dolnośląska Biblioteka Cyfrowa (dbc).

liber ineditus De cursu stellarum: ratio qualiter ad officium implendum debeat observari: sive de cursibus ecclesiasticis

Archived 2018-03-08 at the Wayback Machine, the primary witness of De cursu stellarum

Staatsbibliothek Bamberg Msc.Patr.61

Gregorius (2011) [1857-1864]. (in Latin and French). Translated by Henri Léonard Bordier. Paris: J. Renouard.

Les livres des miracles et autres opuscules de Georges Florent Grégoire

History lecture by Paul Freedman on Procopius and Gregor of Tours in Yale University (fall 2011):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbN8OTHecuI

at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)

Works by Gregory of Tours