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Maroveus Of Poitiers
Maroveus (french: Marovée) was the bishop of Poitiers in the late sixth century, between 565×573 and 590×594. Maroveus's predecessor, Pascentius, took over around 561 during the reign of Charibert I, but the date of the end of his episcopate is unknown. Pascentius was still bishop in 565, when Venantius Fortunatus dedicated his ''Life'' of Hilary of Poitiers to him. Maroveus became bishop before 573, while Sigebert I was king. His episcopate for the period 585–590 is well known because Gregory of Tours Gregory of Tours (30 November 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of the area that had been previously referred to as Gaul by the Romans. He was born Georgius Floren ...'s ''History of the Franks''. According to Gregory of Tours, in 585, King Guntram demanded the submission of Poitiers, which he claimed had broken its oath to him. Maroveus declined on behalf of the people, whereupon the region was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Poitiers
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Pictaviensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Poitiers'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in France. The archepiscopal see is in the city of Poitiers. The Diocese of Poitiers includes the two Departments of Vienne and Deux-Sèvres. The Concordat of 1802 added to the see besides the ancient Diocese of Poitiers a part of the Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes. The diocese was erected according to an unsteady tradition in the third century, as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bordeaux. On 13 August 1317, the diocese was subdivided by Pope John XXII, and two new dioceses, Luçon and Maillezais, were created. The diocese was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese in 2002. The archdiocese is the metropolitan of the Diocese of Angoulême, the Diocese of La Rochelle, the Diocese of Limoges, and the Diocese of Tulle. The Cathedral Church of Saint-Pierre had a chapter composed of the bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basina, Daughter Of Chilperic I
Basina ( fl. 590), was a Frankish princess, the daughter and youngest child of Chilperic I, King of Soissons (later Neustria), and his first wife, Audovera. After surviving the assassination of her immediate family, she became a nun. She later helped to lead a rebellion by a group of the nuns, which became a scandal throughout the region. This event was chronicled by the bishop and saint, Gregory of Tours, who was one of the bishops chosen to settle the matter. Life Early life In 580, an epidemic of dysentery swept through Gaul and afflicted the king as well as killing all his remaining children, except Basina and her brothers Clovis and Merovech (who later married Brunhilda). Fredegund, Chilperic's third wife, tried to remove the impediment to her own children's succession by sending Clovis to Berny, where the epidemic was strong. This failed to kill him and she had him assassinated along with his mother, the repudiated Audovera. For her own safety, Basina, was sent to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th-century Births
The 6th century is the period from 501 through 600 in line with the Julian calendar. In the West, the century marks the end of Classical Antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages. The collapse of the Western Roman Empire late in the previous century left Europe fractured into many small Germanic kingdoms competing fiercely for land and wealth. From the upheaval the Franks rose to prominence and carved out a sizeable domain covering much of modern France and Germany. Meanwhile, the surviving Eastern Roman Empire began to expand under Emperor Justinian, who recaptured North Africa from the Vandals and attempted fully to recover Italy as well, in the hope of reinstating Roman control over the lands once ruled by the Western Roman Empire. In its second Golden Age, the Sassanid Empire reached the peak of its power under Khosrau I in the 6th century.Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994. The classical Gupta Empire of Northern India, largely overrun by the Huna, ended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Thorpe
Lewis Guy Melville Thorpe FRSA FRHistS (5 November 1913 – 10 October 1977)''UK and Ireland, Obituary Index, 2004-2018'' was a British philologist and translator. He was married to the Italian scholar and lexicographer Barbara Reynolds. After service in Italy in the Second World War, Lewis Thorpe joined the staff of the University of Nottingham in 1946. He was Professor of French there from 1958 to 1977. He served as President of the British Branch of the International Arthurian Society and was a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club. Thorpe was born in Croydon.''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915'' He died in Nottingham in 1977. Publications *''La France guerrière''. Penguin, 1945. *''Le roman de Laurin, fils de Marques le Sénéchal''. 1950. *''Le roman de Laurin: text of MS B. N. F. fr. 22548''. Cambridge: Heffer, 1960. *'' Guido Farina, Painter of Verona, 1896-1957''. 1967 (with Barbara Reynolds). * Heldris de Cornouaille, ''Le roman de Silence''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metropolitan area was 516,973. Tours sits on the lower reaches of the Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Formerly named Caesarodunum by its founder, Roman Emperor Augustus, it possesses one of the largest amphitheaters of the Roman Empire, the Tours Amphitheatre. Known for the Battle of Tours in 732 AD, it is a National Sanctuary with connections to the Merovingians and the Carolingians, with the Capetians making the kingdom's currency the Livre tournois. Saint Martin, Gregory of Tours and Alcuin were all from Tours. Tours was once part of Touraine, a former province of France. Tours was the first city of the silk industry. It was wanted by Louis XI, royal capital under the Valois Kings with its Loire castles and city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Église Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand
The Église Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand is a church in Poitiers, France. It was named after Hilary of Poitiers (Hilaire in French). The church dates back to the 11th century, and was consecrated in 1049.église Saint-Hilaire Poitiers' town hall website It was damaged during the and was restored in the second half of the 19th century. The church received a new portal, and the nave was partly reconstructed. The church was listed as '' Monument historique'' in 1840. It was also listed as a |
Nicasius (bishop Of Angoulême)
Nicasius was a Roman cognomen, whose variants include Nicasio, Nicaise, and Necaise. It can refer to: Saints *Nicasius of Rheims Saint Nicasius of Reims (french: Saint-Nicaise; d. 407 or 451) was a Bishop of Reims. He founded the first Reims Cathedral and is the patron saint of smallpox victims. Vandals Sources placing his death in 407 credit him with prophesying the inva ... (5th century) *Nicasius of Dijon (4th century) *Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia (3rd century), martyrs *Nicasius of Sicily (Nicasio Burgio, Nicasius Martyr, Nicasius de Burgio) (died 1187), martyred Knight Hospitaller Other *Nicasio, California, a census designated place in Marin County *Nicasius le Febure *Nycasius de Clibano () *Nicasius Russell (died 1646), goldsmith to Anne of Denmark *Nicasio Silverio (born 1930), Cuban swimmer *Nicasius, first bishop of Rouen () *Alberto Nicasio (1902–1980), Argentinian artist *Juan Nicasio (born 1986), Dominican baseball pitcher *Nyck de Vries, Nica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
