Soissons - St. Médard

Type:Christian cult place
Certainty:Certain
From:500
To:557
Town:Soissons
Original text:Medardus vero gloriosus confessor iuxta urbem Sessionas quiescit. [...] Et quia, priusquam templum aedificaretur, erat super sepulchrum sancti cellula minutis contexta virgultis, et, dedicato templo, haec fuit amota.
Translation text:The glorious confessor Medard rests next to the city Soissons [...] Before the church was built there was over the tomb of Saint Medard a chapel constructed from small branches. Because this chapel was removed after the dedication of the church ...
Site:7212
Type of Christian cult place:Double
Person role:King
Founder:Chlothar
Monestary type:Unknown
Date of foundation from:557
Date of foundation to:557
Publications:Gaillard/Brunel/Defente 2006: 56

Sources

NameTitleReferenceFromTo
Gregorius, Gloria confessorumGregorii Episcopi Turonensis Libri in gloria confessorum93587587

Related attestations

NameOriginal text
Soissons - St. MedardUnde postea Sessionas in basilica sancti Medardi [...] translatus, secus Chlotharium patrem suum sepultus est.
Soissons - St. MédardMedardus vero gloriosus confessor iuxta urbem Sessionas quiescit. [...]
Soissons - St. MédardQuem Chlotharius rex cum summo honore apud Sessionas civitatem sepelivit et basilicam super eum fabricare coepit, quam postea Sigiberthus, filius eius, explevit atque conposuit.
Soissons - St. MedardQuem quattuor filii sui cum magno honore Sessionas deferentes, in basilica beati Medardi sepelierunt.
Soissons - St. MédardTres opartes colonica quem de ratione arnoaldo habuimus, ipsam basilicam domni Petri et peculiaris patroni nostri Medardi episcopi post meum obitum habere jubeo.