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Vincent of Lérins

c. 400 – c. 445 · b. Gaul
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Monk of Lérins. Author of the Commonitorium, which formulated the canon of catholic tradition: 'what has been believed everywhere, always, by all.'

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Who was Vincent of Lérins?
Vincent of Lérins (400–445) — Monk of Lérins. Author of the Commonitorium, which formulated the canon of catholic tradition: 'what has been believed everywhere, always, by all.'
Who did Vincent of Lérins oppose?
Augustine of Hippo.

Sources for biography

  • Vincent, Commonitorium primary
  • Gennadius, De Viris Illustribus 65 primary

disputed connections(1)

  • opposed Augustine of Hippo
    Vincent's Commonitorium is widely (though disputedly) read as a critique of Augustinian predestinarianism.
    Vincent, Commonitorium 26

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