1861 M. Oliphant tr. C. F. de Montalembert II. 19 St. Martin, the great monk-bishop whose ascetic and priestly virtues had edified Gaul.
1932 P. Curran in F. J. Sheed 134 The other-wordly man must put on the man of affairs, the monk-bishop become a politician.
1992 67 446 Here we have a clear picture of the Gallic monk-bishop.