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
For I do not know what the light is. Only one thing I know,
that it is praised by men. But I have not deserved to see from the
beginning of my life until now.” Then he made the holy cross over his
eyes with oil that had been blessed and said: “In the name of Jesus
Christ our redeemer let your eyes be opened.” And at once his eyes
were opened and he wondered and contemplated the great works of God
which he saw in this world. Then a certain woman who, as she herself
asserted, had three demons, was brought to him. And he blessed her
with a sacred touch and made the cross in holy oil on her forehead
and the demons were driven out and she departed cleansed. Moreover he
cured by his blessing a girl who was vexed with an unclean spirit.
And when the day of his death was drawing nigh he summoned the prior
of the monastery and said: “Bring iron tools to open the wall and
send messengers to the bishop of the city to come and bury me. For on
the third day I shall depart from this world and go to the appointed
rest which the Lord has promised me.” Upon this the prior sent
messengers to the bishop of Nice to carry this word. After this one
Crescens went to his window and seeing him bound with chains and full
of worms[DE] he said: “O my master, how can you bear such tortures
so bravely?” And he replied: “He comforts me in whose name I suffer
this. For I tell you that I am now freed from these bonds and am
going to my rest.” When the third day came he laid aside the chains
by which he was bound and prostrated himself in prayer, and after he
had prayed and wept a long time he lay down on a bench and stretched
out his feet and raised his hands to heaven and thanked God and died.
And immediately all the worms that were boring through his holy limbs
disappeared. And bishop Austadius came and most carefully placed the
blessed body in the grave. All these things I learned from the lips
of the very deaf and dumb man who as I related above was healed by
him. He told me many other miracles of his but I have been kept from
describing them by the fact that I have been told that his life has
been written by many persons.
[7. The bishops of Uzès.]
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