Heiric of Auxerre (841–876) was a French

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theologian and writer. He was an

oblate In Christianity (especially in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Methodist traditions), an oblate is a person who is specifically dedicated to God or to God's service. Oblates are individuals, either laypersons or clergy, normally livi ...

of the

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...

St. Germanus of Auxerre Germanus of Auxerre ( la, Germanus Antissiodorensis; cy, Garmon Sant; french: Saint Germain l'Auxerrois; 378 – c. 442–448 AD) was a western Roman clergyman who was bishop of Autissiodorum in Late Antique Gaul. He abandoned a career as a h ...

from a young age. He studied with

Servatus Lupus Lupus Servatus, also Servatus Lupus ( 805 – c. 862), in French Loup, was a Benedictine monk and Abbot of Ferrières Abbey during the Carolingian dynasty, who was also a member of Charles the Bald's court and a noted theological author of the 9th ...

and

Haymo of Auxerre Haimo of Auxerre (died c. 865) was a member of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre. Although he was the author of numerous Biblical commentaries and theological texts, little of his life is known today. Haimo defended the real presence ...

. His own students included

Remigius of Auxerre Remigius (Remi) of Auxerre ( la, Remigius Autissiodorensis; c. 841 – 908) was a Benedictine monk during the Carolingian period, a teacher of Latin grammar, and a prolific author of commentaries on classical Greek and Latin texts. He is also accr ...

and

Hucbald Hucbald ( – 20 June 930; also Hucbaldus or Hubaldus) was a Benedictine monk active as a music theorist, poet, composer, teacher, and hagiographer. He was long associated with Saint-Amand Abbey, so is often known as Hucbald of St Amand. Deeply i ...

. His ''Miracula sancti Germani'' was a verse life of St. Germanus. Other works include his ''Collectaeum'',''... a florilegium consisting mainly of extracts from classical authors, particularly

Valerius Maximus Valerius Maximus () was a 1st-century Latin writer and author of a collection of historical anecdotes: ''Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX'' ("Nine books of memorable deeds and sayings", also known as ''De factis dictisque memorabilibus'' ...

'', Rosamond McKitterick, ''The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians'' (1983), p. 290. a

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, and glosses on the ''

Categoriae decem The ''Categoriae decem'' ('Ten Categories'), also known as the ''Paraphrasis Themistiana'', is a Latin summary of the ''Categories'' of Aristotle. It is thought to date to the fourth century AD. Once and traditionally attributed to Augustine of Hi ...

''.

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*
Chapter on the School of Auxerre
from ''The History of Philosophy'' by William Turner, 1903.

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