Gregory of Tours

American  

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 538?–594, Frankish bishop and historian.

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Gregory of Tours British  

noun

1. Saint. ?538–?594 _ad , Frankish bishop and historian. His Historia Francorum is the chief source of knowledge of 6th-century Gaul. Feast day: Nov 17

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Example Sentences

Astronomer Wolfhard Schlosser and Historian Werner Bergmann of Ruhr-University Bochum, in West Germany, were led to their conclusion by the discovery of references to Sirius in the chronicles of a Frankish bishop, Gregory of Tours.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had a biography of Cortés; a translation of Gregory of Tours; a study of Victorian murderesses, put out by the Harvard University Press.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

It may be taken for granted that Fredegonde's "works meet for repentance" on this occasion have not suffered in the recital by Gregory of Tours.

From Women of Early Christianity by Brittain, Alfred

The most important historical writer among the early Franks was a bishop whose full name was Georgius Florentius Gregorius, but who has commonly been known ever since his day as Gregory of Tours.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

Thryth, 37 etc., 238-43 Tours, Gregory of, see Gregory of Tours Uffo, see Offa Ull, 303 Unferth, 27-30 Ursula, 205 Vendel finds, 347 etc.

From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.