Gregory of Tours

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Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historian
bishop
saint
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Frankish_Kingdom
gptkbp:born 538
gptkbp:contributedTo Christian_literature
gptkbp:died 594
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn subsequent historians
the development of hagiography
the narrative style of medieval chronicles
the_study_of_early_medieval_Europe
the_understanding_of_Merovingian_politics
gptkbp:hasRole Christianization of Gaul
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gregory of Tours
gptkbp:influenced medieval historiography
gptkbp:isConsidered the_father_of_French_history
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:Basilica_of_Saint_Martin,_Tours
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy gptkb:Theuderic_I
gptkb:Chlothar_I
Bruno of Cologne
Clovis I
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:Aurelius_Prudentius_Clemens
Bede
gptkbp:isKnownFor his writings on the relationship between church and state
miracles and legends
his emphasis on moral lessons in history
his reflections on the nature of history
his observations on the customs and practices of the Franks
his role in the establishment of the Feast of Saint Martin
his critiques of contemporary rulers
his detailed accounts of the lives of saints
his role in the preservation of ancient texts.
his use of miracles in historical narrative
his descriptions of the social and political life of his time
his reflections on the role of divine providence in history
his accounts of the plagues and famines of his time
his_role_in_the_church_during_the_Merovingian_period
his_accounts_of_the_conversion_of_the_Franks_to_Christianity
his_accounts_of_the_Frankish_kings
his_writings_on_the_history_of_the_church_in_Gaul
gptkbp:isPartOf Early medieval literature
Christian_historiography
Gallo-Roman_culture
Merovingian_history
gptkbp:isReferencedIn The_Ecclesiastical_History_of_the_English_People_by_Bede
The_History_of_the_Franks_by_Paul_the_Deacon
The_Life_of_Saint_Martin_by_Sulpicius_Severus
gptkbp:knownFor his_chronicles_of_the_Merovingian_dynasty
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Bishop_of_Tours
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:Bishopric_of_Tours
gptkbp:wrote History of the Franks