Portrait of Vincent of Lérins

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Fathers

Vincent of Lérins

Monk of Lérins

Vincent of Lérins (d. c. 450) was a monk on the island of Lérins off the coast of Gaul.

Dates
d. c. 450
Role
Monk of Lérins
See
Gaul

The Commonitory asks how a reader tells the catholic faith from novelty. His test — what has been believed everywhere, always, and by all — became a standard citation in later controversies.

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