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Presbyter Rusticus from the diocese of Auvergne (Gaul) becomes bishop of its capital, Clermont, probably in the first half of the fifth century. Account of Gregory of Tours, "The History of the Franks", Tours (Gaul), AD 573–594.
II.13
 
After the death of Bishop Venerandus of Clermont, people from this city argue over his succession. When bishops are gathered to consider which candidate to support, a veiled woman appears before them, claiming that God has revealed to her the image of the future bishop.
 
His itaque mirantibus haec verba, subito Rusticus nomine, qui erat ex ipsa urbis Arvernae diocese presbiter, advenit.
 
Rusticus is identified by the woman as the man from her vision and is ordained bishop of Clermont.
 
(ed. Krusch 1937: 63)
II.13
 
After the death of Bishop Venerandus of Clermont, people from this city argue over his succession. When bishops are gathered to consider which candidate to support, a veiled woman appears before them, claiming that God has revealed to her the image of the future bishop.
 
As they [bishops] sat wondering about her words, there came in a man called Rusticus, who was himself a presbyter of the diocese of the city of Clermont.
 
Rusticus is identified by the woman as the man from her vision and is ordained bishop of Clermont.
 
(trans. Thorpe 1974: 130, slightly altered and summarized by J. Szafranowski)

Place of event:

Region
  • Gaul
City
  • Tours

About the source:

Author: Gregory of Tours
Title: The History of the Franks, Gregorii episcopi Turonensis historiarum libri X, Histories
Origin: Tours (Gaul)
Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian
Gregory of Tours (Gaul) wrote his ten books of Histories (known commonly in English as the History of the Franks) during his episcopal reign in Tours between 573 and 594. The books vary in scope and length. The first book covers 5,596 years from the creation of the world to AD 397, that is the death of Saint Martin of Tours, Gregory`s predecessor in bishopric. The second book deals with the history of Gaul between 397 and 511, the latter being the year of death of King Clovis I. The third and fourth books cover the next 64 years till the death of Austrasian King Sigibert II in 575. Finally, the following six books describe exclusively the sixteen years from 575 to 591. Probably in 594, Gregory added the list of bishops of Tours in the end of the Histories, with brief accounts of their actions.
Edition:
B. Krusch ed., Gregorii Episcopi Turonensis Historiarum Libri X [in:] Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores rerum Merovingiciarum 1.1, Hannover 1884 (repr. 1951): 1­-537.
 
Translation:
Gregory of Tours, The History of the Franks, trans. L. Thorpe, London 1974.

Categories:

Further ecclesiastical career - Bishop
Described by a title - Presbyter/πρεσβύτερος
Ecclesiastical administration - Participation in councils and ecclesiastical courts
Relation with - Monk/Nun
Relation with - Woman
Please quote this record referring to its author, database name, number, and, if possible, stable URL: J. Szafranowski, Presbyters in the Late Antique West, ER1708, http://www.presbytersproject.ihuw.pl/index.php?id=6&SourceID=1708
Record by: Jerzy Szafranowski
last edited: 2020-02-26 12:38:06
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