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Vincent of Lérins

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378: – like the general body of clergy of Southern Gaul – were semi-Pelagians, it is not surprising that Vincent was suspected of semi-Pelagianism. It is also possible that Vincent held to a position closer to the Eastern Orthodox position of today, which they claim to have been virtually universal until the time of Augustine, and which may have been interpreted as semi-Pelagian by Augustine's followers. 818: 794: 830: 777: 604: 700: 517: 806: 290:, committing it to writing as a reference. It is known for Vincent's famous maxim: "Moreover, in the Catholic Church itself, all possible care must be taken, that we hold that faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by all." The currently accepted idea that Vincent was a 385:
he listed theologians and teachers who, in his view, had made significant contributions to the defence and spreading of the Gospel; he omitted Augustine from that list. Some commentators have viewed Cassian and Vincent as "semi-Augustinian" rather than semi-Pelagian.
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on several occasions, notably his words on doctrine and the progress of doctrine: "The dogma of the Christian religion must follow these laws. It progresses, consolidating over the years, developing with time, deepening with age."
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Vincent upheld tradition and seemed to have objected to much of Augustine's work as "new" theology. He shared Cassian's reservations about Augustine's views on the role of grace. In the
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Vincent was suspected of semi-Pelagianism but whether he actually held that doctrine is not clear as it is not found in the
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in the West. Therefore, his death must have occurred in or before the year 450. His relics are preserved at Lérins.
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felt that Augustine's stress on predestination ruled out any need for human cooperation or consent.
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My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change
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sections 70 and 86, making it possible that both were written by the same author.
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in Southern Gaul after 428. It aimed at a compromise between the two extremes of
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A select library of the Nicene and post-Nicene fathers of the Christian Church
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doubted whether there was sufficient reason. He is commemorated on 24 May.
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to provide himself with a general rule to distinguish Catholic truth from
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It is a matter of academic debate whether Vincent is the author of the
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called him a "conspicuously eloquent and knowledgeable" holy man.
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wrote that Vincent died during the reigns of the Roman Emperor
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Vincent of Lerins and the Development of Christian Doctrine.
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The Lives or the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints
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was a doctrine of grace advocated by monks in and around
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is attributed to a 17th-century Protestant theologian,
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in 529 AD after more than a century of disputes.
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Vincent of Lérins (1915). Moxon, Reginald S. (ed.).
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Responsiones ad capitula objectionum Vincentianarum
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Responsiones ad Capitula Objectionum Vincentianarum
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In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). 515: 359:and expanded to a discussion of 234:, which were condemned by the 216:, about three years after the 174:Vincent of Lérins was born in 1: 526:Ghellinck, Joseph de (1912). 461:24 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. 457:Ὁ Ὅσιος Βικέντιος τῶν Λερίνων 210: 115: 49: 876:5th-century writers in Latin 866:5th-century Christian saints 774:(public domain audiobooks) 902: 768:Works by Vincent of Lérins 573:Vincent of Lérins (1894). 156:Augustinian model of grace 260:included his name in the 391:Objectiones Vincentianae 350:Second Council of Orange 204:Peregrinus he wrote the 130:early Christian writings 528:"St. Vincent of Lérins" 344:, and was condemned as 220:. Vincent defended the 132:. 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Vincent of Lerins
Insulae Lero et Lerina
Western Roman Empire
France
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Anglican Communion
Feast
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monk
early Christian writings
Commonitorium
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Prosper of Aquitaine
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Lérins Abbey
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