The Commonitory of Vincent of Lerins
Title | The Commonitory of Vincent of Lerins PDF eBook |
Author | Saint Vincent (of Lérins) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 1847 |
Genre | Christian heresies |
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The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins
Title | The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins PDF eBook |
Author | Saint Vincent (of Lérins) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Apologetics |
ISBN |
The commonitory of st. Vincent of Lerins; tr., with remarks on the recent schisms, by W.B. Flower
Title | The commonitory of st. Vincent of Lerins; tr., with remarks on the recent schisms, by W.B. Flower PDF eBook |
Author | Vincent (st, of Lérins.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 1846 |
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The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins
Title | The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins PDF eBook |
Author | Saint Vincent (of Lérins) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2012-09-03 |
Genre | Theology, Doctrinal |
ISBN | 9781479250172 |
St. Vincent of Lerin was an ecclesiastical writer in Southern Gaul in the fifth century. His work is much better known than his life. Almost all our information concerning him is contained in Gennadius, "De viris illustribus" (lxiv). He entered the monastery of Lérins (today Isle St. Honorat), where under the pseudonym of Peregrinus he wrote his "Commonitorium" (434). He died before 450, and probably shortly after 434. St. Eucherius of Lyons calls him a holy man, conspicuous for eloquence and knowledge; there is no reliable authority for identifying Vincent with Marius Mercator, but it is likely, if not certain, that he is the writer against whom Prosper, St. Augustine's friend, directs his "Responsiones ad capitula objectionum Vincentianarum". He was a Semipelagian and so opposed to the doctrine of St. Augustine. It is believed now that he uses against Augustine his great principle: "what all men have at all times and everywhere believed must be regarded as true". Living in a centre deeply imbued with Semipelagianism, Vincent's writings show several points of doctrine akin to Casian or to Faustus of Riez, who became Abbot of Lérins at the time Vincent wrote his "Commonitorium"; he uses technical expressions similar to those employed by the Semipelagians against Augustine; but, as Benedict XIV observes, that happened before the controversy was decided by the Church. The "Commonitorium" is Vincent's only certainly authentic work extant. The "Objectiones Vincentianae" are known to us only through Prosper's refutation. It seems probable that he collaborated, or at least inspired, the "Objectiones Gallorum", against which also Prosper writes his book. The work against Photinus, Apollinaris, Nestorius, etc., which he intended to compose (Commonitorium, xvi), has not been discovered, if it was ever written. The "Commonitorium", destined to help the author's memory and thus guide him in his belief according to the traditions of the Fathers, was intended to comprise two different commonitoria, the second of which no longer exists, except in the résumé at the end of the first, made by its author; Vincent complains that it had been stolen from him. Neither Gennadius, who wrote about 467-80, nor any known manuscripts, enable us to find any trace of it.
Vincent of Lérins and the Development of Christian Doctrine ()
Title | Vincent of Lérins and the Development of Christian Doctrine () PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas G. Guarino |
Publisher | Baker Books |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2013-05-15 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441240713 |
The theology of Vincent of Lérins is often reduced to a memorable slogan: "We hold that faith which has been believed everywhere, always, and by everyone." Thomas Guarino argues that this "Vincentian canon" has frequently been taken out of context. This book introduces Vincent's thought and its reception in Christian history, exploring Vincent's creative and innovative understanding of the development of doctrine and showing how it informed the thought of John Henry Newman. Guarino contends that Vincent's theology contributes significantly to theology and ecumenism in the twenty-first century. The volume is the second in a series on the church fathers edited by Hans Boersma and Matthew Levering. About the Series The Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Spirituality series critically recovers patristic exegesis and interpretation for contemporary theology and spirituality. Each volume covers a specific church father and illuminates the exegesis that undergirds the Nicene tradition.
The Commonitory of Vincent of Lerins, for the Antiquity and Universality of the Catholic Faith Against the Profane Novelties of All Heresies
Title | The Commonitory of Vincent of Lerins, for the Antiquity and Universality of the Catholic Faith Against the Profane Novelties of All Heresies PDF eBook |
Author | of Lerins Vincent |
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Pages | |
Release | 1894 |
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The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins (1846)
Title | The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins (1846) PDF eBook |
Author | Saint Vincent |
Publisher | |
Pages | 88 |
Release | 2009-05 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781104485610 |
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