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Autun (ōtöN`), town (1990 pop. 19,422), Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, on the Arroux River. It is an industrial center producing metals, machinery, leather, cloth, timber, and shale oil. An important market town in ancient times, Autun was a residence of the prefects of Gaul and was the seat of an important Gallic university. Between the 5th and 9th cent. Autun was often attacked by barbarians. Among the Roman ruins are the remains of the town wall, an amphitheater, and the 3d-century gates of SS. André and Arroux. The Hotel Rolen (15th cent.), with the 12th-century sculpture of Eve, is now a museum. The Cathedral of St. Lazare (12th cent.) is also famous for its medieval sculpture. The town has other museums as well as a bishop's palace. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| reaching all the way to Autun in the center of the country. In October 1627, a conflict between the Parlement and the Chambre des Comptes spilled into the streets when a crowd rioted in an attempt to block the latter's exile to Autun. How familiar this patristic interpretation remained in the later Middle Ages may be seen in the Speculum Ecclesiae, a collection of sermons compiled by Honorius of Autun in the first half of the twelfth century. |
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