Magneric
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Magneric (died 596) was a Frankish
bishop of Trier. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint, with feast day July 25.
He was a friend of Gregory of Tours
, and is mentioned in his History of the Franks. St Géry is said to be one of his disciples.
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...
bishop of Trier. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint, with feast day July 25.
He was a friend of 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...
, and is mentioned in his History of the Franks. St Géry is said to be one of his disciples.