Heiric of Auxerre (841–876) was a French

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theologian and writer. He was an

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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 and Haymo of Auxerre. 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 acc ...

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 homiliary, and glosses on the '' Categoriae decem''.

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

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