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Sfântul Grigorie de Tour, un episcop cărturar
Saint Gregory of Tour, a scholar bishop

Author(s): Alexandru Nan
Subject(s): History of Church(es), Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Renaşterea Cluj
Keywords: Saint Gregory of Tour; French Christianity; French History; Galia; “French Herodotus”;

Summary/Abstract: Every year in November, the Orthodox diaspora honors St. Martin of Tours, the most popular saint of the West. On November 17, in the West we also celebrate Saint Gregory of Tours, called “the father of French history” or “the French Herodotus.” Through his writing, Gregory became one of the greatest writers of his time. Almost all of his works have a historical character, with a special value as sources for the religious and political history of Gaul in the sixth century. Moreover, the language of his writings sums up the process of how Latin turned into Romance languages, in this case, in French.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2019
  • Issue No: 07
  • Page Range: 45-48
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Romanian