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History of the Franks
St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927
Book 5, 45. Of the Death of Bishop Agricola
At this time died Agricola, bishop of Chalon,1 a man of senatorial family, and known for his wisdom and refinement. He carried out much building in that city, put up dwelling-houses, and erected the cathedral church,2 which is supported on columns, enriched with various marbles, and adorned with paintings in mosaic. He practised a severe abstinence, never eating at midday, but only having supper in the evening, sitting down to it so early, that he always rose from before sunset. Though his acquaintance with polite learning was slender, his eloquence was great. He died in the forty-eighth year of his episcopate and the eighty-third of his own age. He was succeeded by Flavius, King Guntram’s referendary.
Notes
- Chalon-sur-Saône. He died 17 March 580.
- Ecclesia.