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'''Saint Gregory of Tours''' (Latin: '''Gregorius Turonensis'''; 30 November 538 – 17 November 594) was a 6th-century Gallo-Roman bishop of Tours and historian, best known as the author of the ''Ten Books of Histories'' (Historia Francorum), the primary source for Merovingian Gaul.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07005a.htm |title=St. Gregory of Tours |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Born Georgius Florentius in Clermont-Ferrand to a prominent senatorial family, he succeeded his cousin Saint Eufronius as bishop of Tours in 573 and served for 21 years, defending Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism, promoting the cult of Saint Martin, and mediating between Merovingian rulers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2139 |title=St. Gregory of Tours |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | '''Saint Gregory of Tours''' (Latin: '''Gregorius Turonensis'''; 30 November 538 – 17 November 594) was a 6th-century Gallo-Roman bishop of Tours and historian, best known as the author of the ''Ten Books of Histories'' (Historia Francorum), the primary source for Merovingian Gaul.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07005a.htm |title=St. Gregory of Tours |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Born Georgius Florentius in Clermont-Ferrand to a prominent senatorial family, he succeeded his cousin Saint Eufronius as bishop of Tours in 573 and served for 21 years, defending Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism, promoting the cult of Saint Martin, and mediating between Merovingian rulers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2139 |title=St. Gregory of Tours |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> | ||