The Frankish bishop and historian St. Gregory of Tours (538-594) was a Christian leader who wrote a valuable history of the Franks. The son of a prominent family in the territory of the Arverni in south-central France, Gregory was born on Nov. 30, 538....

(ca. 538–594). Born Georgius Florentius, the man known as Gregory pursued many careers during his fifty-five years of life: monk, author, builder, administrator, ambassador, propagandist, politician, and bishop of Tours. He was descended from...

Saint Gregory of Tours (November 30, c. 538 – November 17, 594) was a Gallo-Roman historian and bishop of Tours, which made him a leading prelate of Gaul. He was born Georgius Florentius Gregorius.[1] He wrote in an ungrammatical and barbarized...