Eberigisil
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Eberigisil was Bishop of Cologne, being the fifth well-attested bishop, and the first with a Frankish
name. He is mentioned by Gregory of Tours
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He is a Catholic saint, honoured on 24 October.
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes first attested in the third century AD as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a...
name. He is mentioned by Gregory of Tours
Gregory of Tours
Saint Gregory of Tours 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...
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He is a Catholic saint, honoured on 24 October.