Gregory of Tours
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| - | The term '''Synod of Mâcon''' is usually used to refer to either the second or third [[synod|council]] of Christian [[bishop]]s in the city of [[Mâcon]]. Both councils were convoked by the [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundian]] king [[Guntram]]. | + | '''Saint Gregory of Tours''' (November 30, c. 538 – November 17, 594) was a [[Gallo-Roman]] [[History|historian]] and [[Bishops of Tours|bishop of Tours]], which made him a leading prelate of [[Gaul]]. He was born '''Georgius Florentius''', later adding the name '''Gregorius''' in honour of his maternal great-grandfather. He wrote in an ungrammatical and barbarized style of late [[Latin]]; however, it has been argued that this was a deliberate ploy to ensure his works would reach a wide audience. He is the main contemporary source for [[Merovingian]] history. His most notable work was his ''Decem Libri Historiarum'' or ''Ten Books of Histories,'' better known as the ''[[Historia Francorum]]'' ("History of the [[Franks]]"), a title given to it by later chroniclers, but he is also known for his credulous accounts of the [[miracle]]s of saints, especially four books of the miracles of [[Martin of Tours]]. St Martin's tomb was a major draw in the 6th century, and Gregory's writings had the practical aspect of promoting this highly organized devotion. |
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| - | ==Second Council== | + | |
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| - | The second council was held in [[581]] or [[582]]. Unusually, one of the 19 [[Canon law|canon]]s it produced addressed a specific individual - a [[nun]] named ''Agnes''. The 14th canon imposed a curfew against [[Jew]]s, banning them from the streets at all times between [[Maundy Thursday]] and [[Easter Sunday]]. The 2nd canon prohibits Jews from talking to nuns. | + | |
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| - | ==Third Council== | + | |
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| - | The third council was held in [[585]]. | + | |
| - | Among the main subjects the council considered was the issue of [[tithe|Tithing]] - which the council formally legislated for. | + | |
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| - | ==Other Councils== | + | |
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| - | Other councils were held in Mâcon in [[579]], [[624]] or [[627]], [[906]] and [[1286]]. | + | |
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| - | The fourth council (in 624 or 627) approved the [[Monastic Rule]] of [[Saint Columbanus]]. | + | |
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| - | ==Myth: Discussion about women's souls== | + | |
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| - | Contrary to popular myth, the Synods of Macon undertook no discussion on the subject of whether or not women had souls, or whether or not women were human. This myth is based on a story told in ''The History of the Franks'' by [[St. Gregory of Tours]]. Gregory was bishop of [[Tours]] in the sixth century and wrote a history of the region. At one point he tells of a council -that may, or may not, have been any of the synods at Mâcon- at which the meaning of the word "man" was discussed. Gregory writes: | + | |
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| - | :"There came forward at this Council a certain bishop who maintained that woman could not be included under the term “man." However, he accepted the reasoning of the other bishops and did not press his case, for the holy book of the Old Testament tells us that in the beginning, when God created man, “Male and female he created them and called their name Adam,” which means earthly man; even so, he called the woman Eve, yet of both he used the word “man.”" | + | |
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| - | == See also == | + | |
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| - | *[[Ancient Diocese of Mâcon]] | + | |
| - | *[[Christianity in Gaul]] | + | |
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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, later adding the name Gregorius in honour of his maternal great-grandfather. He wrote in an ungrammatical and barbarized style of late Latin; however, it has been argued that this was a deliberate ploy to ensure his works would reach a wide audience. He is the main contemporary source for Merovingian history. His most notable work was his Decem Libri Historiarum or Ten Books of Histories, better known as the Historia Francorum ("History of the Franks"), a title given to it by later chroniclers, but he is also known for his credulous accounts of the miracles of saints, especially four books of the miracles of Martin of Tours. St Martin's tomb was a major draw in the 6th century, and Gregory's writings had the practical aspect of promoting this highly organized devotion.
