The building projects and the <i>Histories</i> of Gregory of Tours
John Merrington
This article offers a fresh perspective on the life and works of sixth‐century bishop Gregory Tours by analysing Gregory’s magnum opus, Histories, alongside frequently overlooked aspect his episcopal career: restoration cathedral church St Martin’s basilica following their devastation fire in time predecessor, Eufronius. Drawing conceptual insights memory studies, I argue that writings building projects formed part single project which he pursued throughout office to restore rearticulate relationship episcopate with its past.
Early Medieval Europe