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Gregory of Tours: Life of the Fathers Translated with commentary by Edward James

Gregory of Tours: Life of the Fathers By Translated with commentary by Edward James

Gregory of Tours: Life of the Fathers by Translated with commentary by Edward James


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The first translation into English of Life of the Fathers, a collection of twenty lives of saints which lives present a cross-section of the Gallic Church and are a counterpart to the secular society described in Gregorys History of the Franks.

Gregory of Tours: Life of the Fathers Summary

Gregory of Tours: Life of the Fathers by Translated with commentary by Edward James

The first translation into English of Life of the Fathers, a collection of twenty lives of saints which lives present a cross-section of the Gallic Church and are a counterpart to the secular society described in Gregorys History of the Franks.

Gregory of Tours: Life of the Fathers Reviews

...a valuable and notable contribution to expanding the amount of source materials for Late Antiquity...

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About Translated with commentary by Edward James

Edward James read history at Oxford, and then did research on the archaeology of south-west Gaul in the early Middle Ages. He taught at University College Dublin between 1970 and 1978, and is currently Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, and Co-Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies, at the University of York.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Family trees Maps Translation of the Life of the Fathers: Preface I About Romanus and Lupicinus, abbots II About St Illidius, a bishop III About St Abraham, an abbot IV About St Quintianus, a bishop VAbout St Portianus, an abbot VI About St GaIlus [of Clermont], a bishop VIIAbout St Gregory [of Langres], a bishop VIII About St Nicetius, bishop of Lyons IX About St Patroclus, an abbot X About St Friardus, a recluse XI About St CaIuppa, a recluse XII About St Aemilianus and Brachio, abbots XIII About St Lupicinus, a recluse XIV About St Martius, an abbot XV About St Senoch, an abbot XVIAbout St Venantius, an abbot XVII About St Nicetius, bishop of the Treveri XVIII About Ursus and Leobatius, abbots XIX About Monegundis, a nun XX About Leobardus. a recluse Abbreviations Bibliography Index of People and Places

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GOR002813485
9780853233275
0853233276
Gregory of Tours: Life of the Fathers by Translated with commentary by Edward James
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Liverpool University Press
1988-02-01
172
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