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E02317: Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (8.16), recounts three miracles (one cure, and two punishments of perjurers) performed by *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050) in the church built and dedicated to him by *Vulfilaicus (late 6th c. stylite and monastic founder, S01199) near La Ferté-sur-Chiers (north-east Gaul); AD 565/585. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 585/594.
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posted on 2017-02-02, 00:00 authored by BryanGregory of Tours, Histories (Historiae) 8.16
Summary:
Vulfilaicus, asked by Gregory of Tours, tells him about three miracles performed by Martin in the church he had built and where he had placed relics of Martin and other saints. The church was on the top of a hill about eight miles from the fortress of La Ferté-sur-Chiers.
The saint cured the son of a noble Frank, who was deaf and dumb. The boy was brought to the church. All day he prayed and at night he slept on a bed in the church. Martin appeared to Vulfilaicus in a vision and ordered him to move the boy out of the church, because he had been cured.
The second and the third miracles were punishing ones. A certain man, who used to clear himself of theft and other crimes by swearing false oaths, when accused of having committed a robbery, went to the church of Martin and tried to prove his innocence. When he came through the door, he fell to the floor with a severe spasm in his heart and confessed his crime. Another man was accused of having burnt down his neighbour’s house and also tried to swear that he was innocent in Martin's church. Vulfilaicus stopped him in front of the church and pressured him to swear his oath there. He committed perjury and then fell to the ground. The man shouted that he was being burnt up and died.
Text: Krusch and Levison 1951, 383-384. Summary: Katarzyna Wojtalik.
Summary:
Vulfilaicus, asked by Gregory of Tours, tells him about three miracles performed by Martin in the church he had built and where he had placed relics of Martin and other saints. The church was on the top of a hill about eight miles from the fortress of La Ferté-sur-Chiers.
The saint cured the son of a noble Frank, who was deaf and dumb. The boy was brought to the church. All day he prayed and at night he slept on a bed in the church. Martin appeared to Vulfilaicus in a vision and ordered him to move the boy out of the church, because he had been cured.
The second and the third miracles were punishing ones. A certain man, who used to clear himself of theft and other crimes by swearing false oaths, when accused of having committed a robbery, went to the church of Martin and tried to prove his innocence. When he came through the door, he fell to the floor with a severe spasm in his heart and confessed his crime. Another man was accused of having burnt down his neighbour’s house and also tried to swear that he was innocent in Martin's church. Vulfilaicus stopped him in front of the church and pressured him to swear his oath there. He committed perjury and then fell to the ground. The man shouted that he was being burnt up and died.
Text: Krusch and Levison 1951, 383-384. Summary: Katarzyna Wojtalik.
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Evidence ID
E02317Saint Name
Vulfilaicus, late 6th c. stylite and monastic founder near Trier : S01199 Martin, ascetic and bishop of Tours (Gaul), ob. 397 : S00050Saint Name in Source
Vulfelaicus MartinusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Latin