Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-217) and index.

Introduction: the name of the saint, the place of the relic -- Compilation : the Burgundian recensio gallica -- Inscription : sacred names at Echternach -- Transmission : in the footsteps of the apostles -- Abbreviation : the sacramentaries of Burgundy -- Intensification : the "Sanctorum nominum festivitas" in the late eighth century -- Legislation : from suspicion to triumph -- Epilogue -- Adaptation: the name of the saint, the moral of the story -- Appendix 1: The phantom Recensio italica -- Appendix 2: English translation of the prefatory letters -- Appendix 3: Beyond the Recensio gallica : the transmission and development of the martyrology after Luxeuil -- Appendix 4: False manuscripts of the martyrology.