A portrait of St. Vincent of Lérins
St. Vincent of Lérins
d. c. 445
Feast
May 24 · V c.
Patron of
Theologians · Defenders of tradition
Order
Monk / Theologian
Gallic monk and theologian (d. c. 445), a former soldier turned monk of Lérins; author of the "Commonitorium" (434) which gave the Catholic doctrine of tradition its classic articulation: that the rule of faith holds "what has been believed everywhere, always, by all" ("quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est")—the Vincentian Canon. Pre-Congregation.
Life & Times
Died: c. 445 · From: Lérins, France.
Patronage
St. Vincent of Lérins is invoked as the patron of theologians, defenders of tradition. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
“We hold that which has been believed everywhere, always, and by all.”— Commonitorium §2 — the 'Vincentian Canon' of catholicity.
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