Vindemialis

He attended, and probably hosted, the famous second Council of Orange on July 3, 529,[1] that was chaired by Saint Caesarius of Arles.[2][3][4][5][6]

Vindemialis was Bishop of Orange from 527 to 549.

Notes and references

1. Charles Joseph Hefele D. D.,A History of the Councils of the Church: Volumes 1 to 5 (Aeterna Press, 2007) p152.
2. David Blondel, Of the rule in the Church Traitté or face with the response of the king of the Serene grand'Bretagne, the annals of the card. Baronius, controversies Cardinal Bellarmine, the replica of the card. Du Perron, & c. By D. Blondel ...(printed for Jacques Chouët, 1641) p728.
3. The Council of Orange in 529 was one of the most important local councils as its statements on the subject of grace and free agency have been eulogized by modern historians
4. see, e.g., Canon Bright, Church History, ch. xi. ad fin.
5. The Council has been described as "semi-Augustinian".Oakley, Francis (Jan 1, 1988), The Medieval Experience: Foundations of Western Cultural Singularity, University of Toronto Press, p. 64.
6. Thorsen, Don (2007), An Exploration of Christian Theology, Baker Books, 20.3.4.