Location:
France
Coordinates:
47.3941, 0.6848
Events at Tours (10)
397
ID: 3787
Death of St. Martin of Tours - soldier-monk brings Eastern monasticism to Gaul, establishes Marmoutier
ID: 3787
508
ID: 2827
Clovis named honorary consul - Byzantine Emperor Anastasius recognizes him, parades in purple at Tours, legitimizes rule
ID: 2827
576
ID: 2843
Gregory becomes Bishop of Tours - begins writing 'History of the Franks', primary source for Merovingian period
ID: 2843
732
ID: 2868
October 10, 732
Battle of Tours/Poitiers - Charles Martel defeats Abd al-Rahman (killed), stops Islamic conquest of Europe, earns name 'The Hammer'
ID: 2868
796
ID: 4087
Alcuin becomes Abbot of Tours - retires from court to St. Martin's, establishes great scriptorium
ID: 4087
797
ID: 4088
Alcuin's Tours scriptorium flourishes - produces magnificent Bibles, becomes Europe's publishing center
ID: 4088
802
ID: 4093
Alcuin's letter collection preserved - over 300 letters survive, major historical source
ID: 4093
804
ID: 2916
Death of Alcuin - Charlemagne's chief scholar dies at Tours, leaves legacy of Carolingian Renaissance
ID: 2916
804
ID: 4095
Alcuin dies at Tours on May 19 - buried at St. Martin's, called 'most learned man of his age'
ID: 4095
804
ID: 4096
Alcuin's works preserved - 50+ treatises on theology, education, biblical commentary, 300+ poems
ID: 4096