Auxerre, France
Auxerre, France
Former diocese , Yonne, France , founded by Peregrinus, 258 ; united to the Archdiocese of Sens, 1821 . Of its 105 bishops, 27 were saints, including Saint Germain. The Council of Auxerre, 585 or 578 , formulated 45 canons, important as illustrating life among newly-converted Christians. Many decrees were directed against pagan customs.