Georgius Florentius Gregorius, born in 538 or 539 in Clermont-Ferrand into a prominent Gallo-Roman family, was bishop of Tours from 573 until his death in 594. His many writings—the most famous of which are undoubtedly his Decem libri Historiarum—are our most important narrative sources for the history of Gaul/Francia in the sixth century (not least because of the relative paucity of narratives from that period). His hagiographic works are fundamental not only for our understanding of the cult of the saints and its spread and significance in the period, but also as windows into clerical and (to a lesser extent, to be sure) popular views of religion, life, death, and the relationship of the human to the numinous, as well as the ways in which the latter manifested itself through human agency and in nature. They are also useful (if not very straightforward) sources for various aspects daily life in the later sixth century, and have indeed been so used by a number of historians in recent decades. The edition and translation of some of these texts are thus a very welcome addition to the Dumbarton Oaks series.