Braga and Tours: Some Observations on Gregory's De virtutibus sancti Martini (1.11)
Gregory's narrative in his De virtutibus sancti Martini (1.11) has been the source of much discussion by modern scholars. The text bears directly on the process of the conversion of the Sueves out of Arianism to Catholic Christianity in sixth-century Gallaecia during the reign of the Suevic Kin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1995
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 1995, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 195-210 |
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| Summary: | Gregory's narrative in his De virtutibus sancti Martini (1.11) has been the source of much discussion by modern scholars. The text bears directly on the process of the conversion of the Sueves out of Arianism to Catholic Christianity in sixth-century Gallaecia during the reign of the Suevic King Chararic (550?-558?), a personage unidentified by any other source, Gallic or Iberian. Most scholars have cited the text as wholly reliable without any sufficient critical analysis. E. A. Thompson, in a recent study dismissed the entire account as fictitious hagiography devoid of any historical value., This article is a first attempt to deal with the discrepancies between Gregory's text and those by Isidore of Seville and John of Biclar. The valuable works of Martin of Braga and Venantius Fortunatus are likewise given due consideration. The historical worth of Gregory's account is vindicated, as well as its rightful place as a critical source for events in sixth-century Gallaecia. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.0.0074 |