In 585 (or 578) a Council of Auxerre held under St. Annacharius formulated forty-five canons, closely related in context to canons of the contemporary Councils of Lyons and Mâcon.

Originally Mercurinus, a Scythian, and a disciple of Ulfilas, or Wulfila, of whose life and death he wrote an account.

Although he is identified in the Roman Martyrology, at least one scholar thinks that this bishop was an Arian.

Ordained (343) to the priesthood by Gregory, the intruded Bishop of Alexandria.

Comprises the entire Department of Saone et Loire in France. It was suffragan to the Archdiocese of Lyons under the old regime.

French poet, born at Marseilles 20 June, 1813; died in the same city, 6 March, 1877.

An early medieval writer and abbot of the Benedictine Order, born in France, early in the eighth century.

A form of dramatic literature which is peculiar to Spain, though in some respects similar in character to the old Morality plays of England.

A designation in early Christian times of certain bishops who were subject to no patriarch or metropolitan, but depended directly on the triennial provincial synod or on the Apostolic See.

Historical background on the AV, also called the King James Bible.

The moral power of command, supported by physical coercion, which the State exercises over its members.

The authority of Holy Writ is twofold on account of its twofold authorship: human authors and divine inspiration.

The term is used in two senses. It is applied first to a book or document whose contents are invested with a special authority, in virtue of which the work is called authentic. In its second sense it is used as a synonym for "genuine", and therefore means that a work really emanates from the author to whom it is ascribed.

The European monarchy whose dominions have for their main life-distributing artery the River Danube, in its course from Engelhartszell, near Passau, to Orsova. South of the Danube lie the Austrian Alpine provinces and the provinces of Carinthia and Carnola; north of the Danube are the Carpathian and Sudetic provinces.

Apostle of Auverne, said to have been the first bishop of Clermont. Probably early fourth century.

Includes history, education, and religious statistics.

An English lawyer and writer, born 1613 at Walpole, in Norfolk; died London, 1669.

Professor and poet. (310-394)

A letter addressed 5 December 1301, by Pope Boniface VIII to Philip the Fair, King of France.

One of the Ambrosian hymns.

A famous ltalian humanist and collector of Greek manuscripts, born about 1369 at Noto, in Sicily; died at Ferrara in 1459.

The site of the Mohawk village, Montgomery County, New York, U.S.A., in which Father Issac Jogues, and his companions, Goupil and Lalande, were put to death for the Faith by the Indians.

Brief article by E.A. Pace notes the highlights of Aureol's intellectual career.