Commonitorium (church)

Commonitorium (“Merkbuch”, “Memorandum”) was the name in the old church for a concise, anti-heretical exposition of contentious contents of the church's faith .

The most famous work of the genre is the Commonitorium of Vinzenz von Lérins from the 5th century, but also the Commonitorium fidelium of St. Orientius is known.

literature

• Michael Fiedrowicz : “Whatever was believed by everyone everywhere, always”. Reflections on the Year of Faith according to Vincent de Lérins . 2012