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Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus; ca. 210 to 14 September 258 AD - an early Christian theologian and bishop of Carthage who led the Christians of North Africa during the Decian Persecution.
In A.D. 249 the emperor Trajan Decius issued an edict requiring the inhabitants of the Roman Empire to sacrifice to the gods. With this decree, he also inaugurated the first empire-wide persecution of Christians. Previously, persecutions of Christians had always been local affairs determined by local conditions. Thereafter, persecutions were largely instigated by emperors and took place on an imperial scale. It has consequently become common to distinguish pre-Decian persecution, characterized by its local and ad hoc nature, from the centrally organized persecutions of Decius in A.D. 249–50, Valerian in A.D. 257–60, and Diocletian, Galerius, and Maximinus in A.D. 303–13. The importance of the decree as a turning point in the history of Christian persecution is thus widely recognized.
00:00:00 Ep.II From the Roman Clergy to the Carthaginian Clergy, About the Retirement of the Blessed Cyprian.
00:07:45 Ep.III To the Presbyters and Deacons Abiding at Rome.
00:10:24 Ep.IV To the Presbyters and Deacons.
00:13:38 Ep.V To the Presbyters and Deacons.
00:21:58 Ep.VI To Rogatianus the Presbyter, and the Other Confessors.
00:32:08 Ep.VII To the Clergy, Concerning Prayer to God.
00:49:45 Ep.VIII To the Martyrs and Confessors.
01:03:32 Ep.IX To the Clergy, Concerning Certain Presbyters Who Had Rashly Granted Peace to the Lapsed Before the Persecution Had Been Appeased, and Without the Privity of the Bishops.
01:11:33 Ep.X To the Martyrs and Confessors Who Sought that Peace Should Be Granted to the Lapsed.
01:18:42 Ep.XI To the People.
01:23:57 Ep.XII To the Clergy, Concerning the Lapsed and Catechumens, that They Should Not Be Left Without Superintendence.
01:26:34 Ep.XIII To the Clergy, Concerning Those Who are in Haste to Receive Peace.
01:30:39 Ep.XIV To the Presbyters and Deacons Assembled at Rome.
01:36:35 Ep.XV To Moyses and Maximus, and the Rest of the Confessors.
01:46:38 Ep.XVI The Confessors to Cyprian.
01:47:22 Ep.XVII To the Presbyters and Deacons About the Foregoing and the Following Letters.
01:50:03 Ep.XVIII Caldonius to Cyprian.
01:52:12 Ep.XIX Cyprian Replies to Caldonius.
01:54:22 Ep.XX Celerinus to Lucian.
02:02:42 Ep.XXI Lucian Replies to Celerinus.
02:08:20 Ep.XXII To the Clergy Abiding at Rome, Concerning Many of the Confessors, and Concerning the Forwardness of Lucian and the Modesty of Celerinus the Confessor.
02:16:38 Ep.XXIII To the Clergy, on the Letters Sent to Rome, and About the Appointment of Saturus as Reader, and Optatus as Sub-Deacon.
02:18:35 Ep.XXIV To Moyses and Maximus and the Rest of the Confessors.
02:24:11 Ep.XXV Moyses, Maximus, Nicostratus, and the Other Confessors Answer the Foregoing Letter.
02:42:19 Ep.XXVI Cyprian to the Lapsed.
02:46:49 Ep.XXVII To the Presbyters and Deacons.
02:51:56 Ep.XXVIII To the Presbyters and Deacons Abiding at Rome.
02:53:40 Ep.XXIX The Presbyters and Deacons Abiding at Rome, to Cyprian.
03:02:50 Ep.XXX The Roman Clergy to Cyprian.
03:21:11 Ep.XXXI To the Carthaginian Clergy, About the Letters Sent to Rome, and Received Thence.
03:23:15 Ep.XXXII To the Clergy and People, About the Ordination of Aurelius as a Reader.
03:27:58 Ep.XXXIII To the Clergy and People, About the Ordination of Celerinus as Reader.
03:37:45 Ep.XXXIV To the Same, About the Ordination of Numidicus as Presbyter.
03:40:12 Ep.XXXV To the Clergy, Concerning the Care of the Poor and Strangers.
03:42:10 Ep.XXXVI To the Clergy, Bidding Them Show Every Kindness to the Confessors in Prison.
03:46:57 Ep.XXXVII To Caldonius, Herculanus, and Others, About the Excommunication of Felicissimus.
03:51:47 Ep.XXXVIII The Letter of Caldonius, Herculanus, and Others, on the Excommunication of Felicissimus with His People.
03:52:35 Ep.XXXIX To the People, Concerning Five Schismatic Presbyters of the Faction of Felicissimus.
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Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus; ca. 210 to 14 September 258 AD - an early Christian theologian and bishop of Carthage who led the Christians of North Africa during the Decian Persecution.
In A.D. 249 the emperor Trajan Decius issued an edict requiring the inhabitants of the Roman Empire to sacrifice to the gods. With this decree, he also inaugurated the first empire-wide persecution of Christians. Previously, persecutions of Christians had always been local affairs determined by local conditions. Thereafter, persecutions were largely instigated by emperors and took place on an imperial scale. It has consequently become common to distinguish pre-Decian persecution, characterized by its local and ad hoc nature, from the centrally organized persecutions of Decius in A.D. 249–50, Valerian in A.D. 257–60, and Diocletian, Galerius, and Maximinus in A.D. 303–13. The importance of the decree as a turning point in the history of Christian persecution is thus widely recognized.
00:00:00 Ep.II From the Roman Clergy to the Carthaginian Clergy, About the Retirement of the Blessed Cyprian.
00:07:45 Ep.III To the Presbyters and Deacons Abiding at Rome.
00:10:24 Ep.IV To the Presbyters and Deacons.
00:13:38 Ep.V To the Presbyters and Deacons.
00:21:58 Ep.VI To Rogatianus the Presbyter, and the Other Confessors.
00:32:08 Ep.VII To the Clergy, Concerning Prayer to God.
00:49:45 Ep.VIII To the Martyrs and Confessors.
01:03:32 Ep.IX To the Clergy, Concerning Certain Presbyters Who Had Rashly Granted Peace to the Lapsed Before the Persecution Had Been Appeased, and Without the Privity of the Bishops.
01:11:33 Ep.X To the Martyrs and Confessors Who Sought that Peace Should Be Granted to the Lapsed.
01:18:42 Ep.XI To the People.
01:23:57 Ep.XII To the Clergy, Concerning the Lapsed and Catechumens, that They Should Not Be Left Without Superintendence.
01:26:34 Ep.XIII To the Clergy, Concerning Those Who are in Haste to Receive Peace.
01:30:39 Ep.XIV To the Presbyters and Deacons Assembled at Rome.
01:36:35 Ep.XV To Moyses and Maximus, and the Rest of the Confessors.
01:46:38 Ep.XVI The Confessors to Cyprian.
01:47:22 Ep.XVII To the Presbyters and Deacons About the Foregoing and the Following Letters.
01:50:03 Ep.XVIII Caldonius to Cyprian.
01:52:12 Ep.XIX Cyprian Replies to Caldonius.
01:54:22 Ep.XX Celerinus to Lucian.
02:02:42 Ep.XXI Lucian Replies to Celerinus.
02:08:20 Ep.XXII To the Clergy Abiding at Rome, Concerning Many of the Confessors, and Concerning the Forwardness of Lucian and the Modesty of Celerinus the Confessor.
02:16:38 Ep.XXIII To the Clergy, on the Letters Sent to Rome, and About the Appointment of Saturus as Reader, and Optatus as Sub-Deacon.
02:18:35 Ep.XXIV To Moyses and Maximus and the Rest of the Confessors.
02:24:11 Ep.XXV Moyses, Maximus, Nicostratus, and the Other Confessors Answer the Foregoing Letter.
02:42:19 Ep.XXVI Cyprian to the Lapsed.
02:46:49 Ep.XXVII To the Presbyters and Deacons.
02:51:56 Ep.XXVIII To the Presbyters and Deacons Abiding at Rome.
02:53:40 Ep.XXIX The Presbyters and Deacons Abiding at Rome, to Cyprian.
03:02:50 Ep.XXX The Roman Clergy to Cyprian.
03:21:11 Ep.XXXI To the Carthaginian Clergy, About the Letters Sent to Rome, and Received Thence.
03:23:15 Ep.XXXII To the Clergy and People, About the Ordination of Aurelius as a Reader.
03:27:58 Ep.XXXIII To the Clergy and People, About the Ordination of Celerinus as Reader.
03:37:45 Ep.XXXIV To the Same, About the Ordination of Numidicus as Presbyter.
03:40:12 Ep.XXXV To the Clergy, Concerning the Care of the Poor and Strangers.
03:42:10 Ep.XXXVI To the Clergy, Bidding Them Show Every Kindness to the Confessors in Prison.
03:46:57 Ep.XXXVII To Caldonius, Herculanus, and Others, About the Excommunication of Felicissimus.
03:51:47 Ep.XXXVIII The Letter of Caldonius, Herculanus, and Others, on the Excommunication of Felicissimus with His People.
03:52:35 Ep.XXXIX To the People, Concerning Five Schismatic Presbyters of the Faction of Felicissimus.
#cyprian
#churchfathers
#romanempire
#ancientrome
#earlychristianity
#catholicchurch
#easternorthodox
#protestant
#saints
#martyrs
