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Little is known of the early history of Thascius Cyprian (born probably about 200 a.d.) until the period of his intimacy with the Carthaginian presbyter Cæcilius, which led to his conversion a.d. 246. That he was born of respectable parentage, and highly educated for the profession of a rhetorician, is all that can be said with any degree of certainty. At his baptism he assumed the name of his friend Cæcilius, and devoted himself, with all the energies of an ardent and vigorous mind, to the study and practice of Christianity.
His ordination and his elevation to the episcopate rapidly followed his conversion. With some resistance on his own part, and not without great objections on the part of older presbyters, who saw themselves superseded by his promotion, the popular urgency constrained him to accept the office of Bishop of Carthage (a.d. 248), which he held until his martyrdom (a.d. 258).
The question proposed in Epistle 52 was settled in the Council that was held in May, 252; and the reference to that anticipated decision limits the date of the letter to about April in the same year. In the 53d Epistle, Cyprian is alluding to the impending persecution of Gallus, under which Cornelius was banished in July, 252. The 56th Epistle was a letter of congratulation to Cornelius on his banishment; and therefore it must have been written before September 14th in that year, the date of the death of Cornelius. Lucius, his successor, was also banished
00:00:00 Epistle LII
To Fortunatus and His Other Colleagues. Concerning Those Who Had Been Overcome by Tortures.
00:04:49 Epistle LIII
To Cornelius, Concerning Granting Peace to the Lapsed.
00:18:44 Epistle LIV
To Cornelius, Concerning Fortunatus and Felicissimus, or Against the Heretics.
01:16:22 Epistle LV
To the People of Thibaris, Exhorting to Martyrdom.
01:43:55 LVI
To Cornelius in Exile, Concerning His Confession.
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Little is known of the early history of Thascius Cyprian (born probably about 200 a.d.) until the period of his intimacy with the Carthaginian presbyter Cæcilius, which led to his conversion a.d. 246. That he was born of respectable parentage, and highly educated for the profession of a rhetorician, is all that can be said with any degree of certainty. At his baptism he assumed the name of his friend Cæcilius, and devoted himself, with all the energies of an ardent and vigorous mind, to the study and practice of Christianity.
His ordination and his elevation to the episcopate rapidly followed his conversion. With some resistance on his own part, and not without great objections on the part of older presbyters, who saw themselves superseded by his promotion, the popular urgency constrained him to accept the office of Bishop of Carthage (a.d. 248), which he held until his martyrdom (a.d. 258).
The question proposed in Epistle 52 was settled in the Council that was held in May, 252; and the reference to that anticipated decision limits the date of the letter to about April in the same year. In the 53d Epistle, Cyprian is alluding to the impending persecution of Gallus, under which Cornelius was banished in July, 252. The 56th Epistle was a letter of congratulation to Cornelius on his banishment; and therefore it must have been written before September 14th in that year, the date of the death of Cornelius. Lucius, his successor, was also banished
00:00:00 Epistle LII
To Fortunatus and His Other Colleagues. Concerning Those Who Had Been Overcome by Tortures.
00:04:49 Epistle LIII
To Cornelius, Concerning Granting Peace to the Lapsed.
00:18:44 Epistle LIV
To Cornelius, Concerning Fortunatus and Felicissimus, or Against the Heretics.
01:16:22 Epistle LV
To the People of Thibaris, Exhorting to Martyrdom.
01:43:55 LVI
To Cornelius in Exile, Concerning His Confession.
#cyprian
#churchfathers
#romanempire
#ancientrome
#earlychristianity
#catholicchurch
#easternorthodox
#protestant
#saints
#heretics #martyrs
