History of the FranksGregory, Bishop of Tours, Saint
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History of the Franks
Gregory, Bishop of Tours, Saint
France -- Church history -- To 987; France -- History -- To 987; Franks -- History -- To 768
1. Childebert goes over to Chilperic; Mummulus flees.
2. Return of Chilperic’s legates from the East.
3. Childebert’s legates to Chilperic.
4. How Lupus was driven from Childebert’s kingdom.
5. Argument with a Jew.
6. The holy recluse Hospicius, his abstinence and miracles.
7. Passing away of Ferreolus, bishop of Uzès.
8. The recluse Ebarchius of Angoulême.
9. Domnolus, bishop of Mans.
10. St. Martin’s church is broken into.
11. Bishop Theodore and Dinamius.
12. An army marches against Bourges.
13. The killing of Lupus and Ambrosius, citizens of Tours.
14. The portents which appeared.
15. Death of bishop Felix.
16. Pappolenus recovers his wife.
17. Conversion of Jews by king Chilperic.
18. Return of king Chilperic’s legates from Spain.
19. King Chilperic’s men at the river Orge.
20. Death of duke Chrodinus.
21. Signs that appeared.
22. Bishop Cartherius.
23. A son is born to king Chilperic.
24. A second time about the plots against bishop Theodore and
about Gundovald.
25. Signs.
26. Gunthram and Mummolus.
27. King Chilperic enters Paris.
28. Marcus the referendary.
29. The nuns of Poitiers.
30. Death of the emperor Tiberius.
31. The many evil deeds that king Chilperic ordered to be done, or
did himself, in his brother’s cities.
32. Leudast’s death.
33. Locusts, plagues, and prodigies.
34. Death of Chilperic’s son named Theodoric.
35. Death of the prefect Mummulus and the women who were put to
death.
36. Bishop Etherius.
37. Killing of Lupentius, abbot of Javols.
38. Death of bishop Theodosius and his successor.
39. Death of bishop Remedius and his successor.
40. My argument with a heretic.
41. King Chilperic retires to Cambrai with his treasures.
42. Childebert goes to Italy.
43. The kings of Gallicia.
44. Various prodigies.
45. Marriage of Riguntha, Chilperic’s daughter.
46. King Chilperic’s death.
HERE END THE CHAPTERS, THANKS BE TO GOD
HERE BEGINS THE SIXTH BOOK, STARTING WITH THE SIXTH YEAR OF KING
CHILDEBERT
[1. Childebert allies himself with Chilperic instead of with
Gunthram; a synod meets at Lyons.]
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