At Arles in Provence, Saint Caesarius, bishop, who, after living the monastic life on the island of Lérins and reluctantly accepting the episcopate, composed and collected sermons suited to the feast days for priests to read in catechizing the people, and also wrote rules both for men and for virgins to govern the monastic life.
August 27th
Saint Caesarius, Bishop
Latin Original
Areláte in Provincia, sancti Casárii, epíscopi, qui, post vitam monásticam in ínsula Lirinénsi ductam, episcopátum invítus suscípiens, sermónes festivitátibus cóngruos ad catechizándum pópulum presbyteris legéndos parávit collegítque et régulas quoque tam pro viris quam pro virgínibus conscripsit ad monásticam moderándam conversatiónem.