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Cyprian

Cyprian (/ˈsɪpriən/; Latin: Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus; c. 210 to 14 September 258 AD) was a bishop of Carthage and an early Christian writer of Berber descent, many of whose Latin works are extant. He is recognized as a saint in the Western and Eastern churches.

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Appointed
248 or 249 AD
Born
c. 210 Carthage, Roman Empire
Died
14 September 258 (aged 47–48) Carthage, Roman Empire
Feast day
16 September (Catholic Church, Western Rite Orthodoxy, and Lutheran) 31 August (Eastern Orthodox) 26 September (Anglican) 14 September (historical Sarum Use)
Patronage
North Africa, Berbers
Predecessor
Donatus I

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Early life

Contested election as bishop of Carthage

Controversy over the lapsed

Persecution under Valerian

Writings

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Veneration

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related to English Translations of Works by St. Cyprian · 27
Cyprian → Alban, Allen, Ancient Christian Writers, August, Carthage, Catholic Church, Clarke, Classics Ethereal Library, Evolution Publishing, Fathers, ISBN, James Duffy, Letters, Martyrs, Maurice Bévenot, Other Principal Saints, Phillip, Saint Cyprian, Selected Letters, Selected Treatises
related to Others · 27
Cyprian → Benedict XVI, Carthage, Chester, Christian Theology, Christianity, Cuadernos, Daniel, Early Churches, Faith, Hope, InterVarsity Press, ISBN, Love, North Africa, Our Sunday Visitor, Robin, Roger, Social World, Spanish, Tamarisk Publications
related to Contested election as bishop of Carthage · 24
Cyprian → And, Apostles, April, Carthage, Christ, Christians, Church, Decian, Emperor Decius, Empire, For, God, Himself, However, In, Jesus, Jews, July, Lord, Moreover
related to Writings · 24
Cyprian → Ad Donatum, Another, Antioch, Carthage, Carthage Cyprian, Catholic Church, Christian, Cyprian's, De Ecclesiae Catholicae Unitate, De Lapsis, Doubtless, During, Fallen, He, Libellus Magicus, Lord's Prayer, On, Patrologia Latina, Quirinum, Roman
related to Veneration · 20
Cyprian → Africa, Arles, Augustine, Charlemagne, Christian, Churches, Compiègne, Cyprian's, Earth, Flanders, France, Heaven, In, Lyon, Martin, Roenay, The, Tours, Vandals, Venice
related to External links · 16
Cyprian → AD, Bishop, Carthage, Charles, CyprianiMultilanguage Opera OmniaPope, Deacon, IntraText Digital Library, LibriVox, Martyr, Passion, Pontius, Pontius Diaconis, Saint Cyprian, The Life, The Plague, Works
related to Controversy over the lapsed · 14
Cyprian → Carthage, Carthaginian, Christians, Church, Cyprian's, However, Hundreds, In, Lapsi, Many Christians, Roman, Some, That, The
related to Early life · 14
Cyprian → AD, After, Before, Caecilius, Carthage, Dei, Donatum, Epistola, His, In, Roman African Carthaginian, Tertullian, Testimoniorum Libri III, Thascius
related to Persecution under Valerian · 12
Cyprian → Aspasius Paternus, August, Christ, Christians, De, Emperor Valerian, He, In, In Africa, Pope Sixtus II, Roman, Rome
related to Church · 9
Cyprian → Apostles, Church, Indeed, Jesus Christ, Novatians, Peter, Rome, So, While Cyprian

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CyprianAppointed248 or 249 AD1.00infobox
CyprianBornc. 210 Carthage, Roman Empire1.00infobox
CyprianDied14 September 258 (aged 47–48) Carthage, Roman Empire1.00infobox
CyprianFeast day16 September (Catholic Church, Western Rite Orthodoxy, and Lutheran) 31 August (Eastern Orthodox) 26 September (Anglican) 14 September (historical Sarum Use)1.00infobox
CyprianPatronageNorth Africa, Berbers1.00infobox
CyprianPredecessorDonatus I1.00infobox
CyprianSeeCarthage1.00infobox
CyprianSuccessorCarpophorus1.00infobox
CyprianTerm ended14 September 258 AD1.00infobox
CyprianVenerated inCatholic Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism Anglicanism1.00infobox
Cyprianrelated to BiographyPontius0.60section
Cyprianrelated to BiographyDeacon0.60section

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