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Caesarius of Arles (Latin: Caesarius Arelatensis; 468/470 – 27 August 542 AD), sometimes called "of Chalon" (Cabillonensis or Cabellinensis) from his birthplace Chalon-sur-Saône, was the foremost ecclesiastic of his generation in Merovingian Gaul.
Died: 542, Arles. Saint Caesarius of Arles (born c. 470, in the region of Chalon-sur-Saône, Gaul [France]—died 542, Arles; feast day August 27) was a leading prelate of Gaul and a celebrated preacher whose opposition to the heresy of Semi-Pelagianism (q.v.) was one of the chief influences on its decline in the 6th century. At age 20, he ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
On the death of the bishop Caesarius was unanimously chosen his successor (502 or 503). He ruled the See of Arles for forty years with apostolic courage and prudence, and stands out in the history of that unhappy period as the foremost bishop of Gaul.
Caesarius of Arles, Saint, bishop, administrator, preacher, theologian, b. at Chalons in Burgundy, 470-71, d. at Arles, August 27, 543, according to Malnory. He entered the monastery of Lerins when quite young, but his health giving way the abbot sent him to Arles in order to recuperate.
The 'Life of Caesarius', written shortly after his death by five clerics of his acquaintance, provides a first-hand record of the Bishop's achievements as pastor, politician and wonderworker.
- illustrated
- 155 pages
- 0853233683, 9780853233688
- Liverpool University Press, 1994
Some months after Eonius's death, probably in December of 502 (Sermon 231.3), Caesarius was consecrated as archbishop of Arles. The delay in Caesarius's consecration suggests a contested election and helps to explain his continuing difficulties with the local clergy.
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Jul 29, 2016 · Caesarius of Arles is one of these, in good part perhaps because the established mold for writing and teaching about the tradition of spirituality and intellectuality which Roman culture contributed to early medieval Europe had its heroes defined for it early.
