theologian

St. Vincent of Lerins

Monk of the abbey of Lérins who formulated the canon by which Catholic tradition has been tested ever since: quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est — "what has been believed everywhere, always, by all."

Icon of Saint Vincent of Lérins, the Galician monk and theologian.

Saint Vincent of Lérins — CC0. Wikivorker. Via Wikimedia Commons.

5th century

Traditions

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Feast day

May 24

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Commonitory (Commonitorium)

The treatise that contains the Vincentian Canon — "what has been believed everywhere, always, by all" — Vincent's compact rule for distinguishing Catholic tradition from novelty, written from the abbey of Lérins.