Bishop Gregory of Tours

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Bishop
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:artistic_influence gptkb:Christian_art
gptkbp:associated_with Tours
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Auvergne
gptkbp:birth_year 538
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Clovis_I
gptkb:Fredegund
gptkb:Theuderic_I
gptkb:Childebert_I
gptkb:Brunhilda
gptkbp:contribution Early medieval historiography
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on French history
gptkbp:death_year 594
gptkbp:education gptkb:Clermont-Ferrand
gptkbp:famous_for Chronicles of the Merovingian kings
gptkbp:historical_analysis Annales method
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Merovingian_dynasty
Christianization of Gaul
Post-Roman Gaul
Rise of the Franks
Clerical power in the 6th century
gptkbp:historical_period Merovingian period
gptkbp:historical_significance Documenting the transition from Roman to Frankish rule
gptkbp:historical_source Primary source for Merovingian history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop Gregory of Tours
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Christian_theology
Later medieval historians
gptkbp:influence_on gptkb:Church_history
gptkbp:influenced_artists Medieval literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Saint_Martin_of_Tours
gptkbp:involvement Church politics
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:legacy Patron saint of historians
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Council_of_Tours
gptkbp:notable_influence gptkb:Gregory_of_Nyssa
gptkbp:notable_quote " The history of the Franks is a history of the Church."
gptkbp:notable_themes Miracles
Royal power
Christian morality
Saints' lives
Paganism vs Christianity
gptkbp:notable_work Ten Books of Histories
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:Bishop_of_Tours
gptkbp:region gptkb:Gaul
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:Christian_history
gptkbp:style Chronicle writing
gptkbp:work_period 6th century
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:History_of_the_Franks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Council_of_Orleans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6