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Auxentius, Arian Bishop of Milan [NON-ORTHODOX]

IV Century
An extremely influential Western heretic, who was involved in long struggles with many of the leading defenders of Orthodoxy: St. Hilary of Poitiers, Pope St. Damasus I, St. Athanasius the Great, and his own successor as bishop, St. Ambrose.

ABOUT:
- St. Athanasius: Synodical Letter to the Africans: On the Council of Nicea, and against Auxentius of Milan. --- NA
- St. Ambrose: Against Auxentius: Sermon justifying Ambrose's refusal to turn over Orthodox church property to the state-supported Arian Church. De Romestin translation, 1896. --- CCEL

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