Caesarius of Arles, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Merovingian archbishop and saint
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Place of Birth: Chalon-sur-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
About Caesarius of Arles
- For others with this name, see Caesarius.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.
- Caesarius is considered to be of the last generation of church leaders of Gaul that worked to promote large-scale ascetic elements into the Western Christian tradition.
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- Klingshirn's study of Caesarius depicts Caesarius as having the reputation of a "popular preacher of great fervour and enduring influence".
- Among those who exercised the greatest influence on Caesarius were Augustine of Hippo, Julianus Pomerius, and John Cassian.
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