Work dossier · summary and historical context
The Concilium Antissiodorense, attributed to Bishop Aunarius of Auxerre (died 605), is a set of canons surviving only in later canonical collections such as the Collectio Hibernensis and the Hispana. Dated conventionally to the late 6th or early 7th century, the text lacks contemporary manuscript witnesses from Auxerre. Its canons address Gallican discipline on penance, clerical conduct, and liturgical purity, including prohibitions against mulsum on the altar, the vigil of Saint Martin, and giving the Eucharist to the dead. The edition in ogl-pl provides no critical apparatus, and attribution to Aunarius is uncertain for some canons.
The Concilium Antissiodorense is significant as a witness to early medieval Gallican canon law and its transmission through major collections like the Hispana and Collectio Hibernensis. Its canons on liturgical purity and penance influenced later penitential literature and diocesan synods, illustrating the persistence of concerns about pagan survivals and proper sacramental practice. The uncertain attribution and fragmentary survival highlight the challenges of reconstructing early medieval conciliar legislation.
The council is traditionally placed in the late 6th or early 7th century, under Bishop Aunarius of Auxerre (died 605), in Merovingian Gaul. The text survives only in later canonical collections, not in a contemporary or local manuscript from Auxerre, indicating transmission through broader networks like the Collectio Hibernensis (7th–8th c.) and the Hispana (7th c.). The canons reflect Gallican concerns with liturgical purity, penitential discipline, and clerical conduct, often responding to popular practices such as the vigil of Saint Martin (11 November) and the placement of the Eucharist in the mouths of the dead. The date 578 is sometimes given but conflicts with the regnal years of Pope Pelagius II (from 579) and King Chilperic I (from 561), suggesting a conventional or misreckoned date. The canons were cited by later medieval canonists in penitential and diocesan synodal statutes.
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