Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul

Preface Abbreviations Introduction 3 Ch. 1 Different Saints, Different Cults 11 1 The Cult of St. Martin 13 2 The Cult of St. Hilary 28 3 The Cult of St. Julian 41 Ch. 2 Gregory of Tours and His Patron Saints 50 1 Becoming a Bishop 52 2 Being a Bishop 68 Ch. 3 Bodily Miracles 82 1 Body and Community 86 2 Body and Power 94 3 Body and Theology 105 Ch. 4 Pilgrimages and Miracle Stories 116 1 Pilgrimages to Tours 117 2 "The Place Where His Body Is Now Honored" 128 3 Pilgrimages from Tours 135 4 Gregory's Vow 142 Epilogue 150 The Miracles of St. Hilary (= VH) 155 The Suffering and Miracles of the Martyr St. Julian (= VJ) 162 Appendix 1: The Suffering of the Martyr St. Julian (= Passio) 196 The Miracles of the Bishop St. Martin (= VM 1-4) 199 Appendix 2: A Sermon in Praise of St. Martin (= Sermo) 304 Appendix 3: Inscriptions from the Martinellus 308 Editions and Translations 319 Bibliography 323 Map 335 Index 337Raymond Van Dam is the author of 'Saints and Their Miracles in Late Antique Gaul', published 1993 under ISBN 9780691021126 and ISBN 0691021120.