Cyprian
200 CE – 258 CE · aged 58
Bishop of Carthage and Christian writer (c.210-258)
- Born
- 200 CE · place not recorded
- Died
- 258 CE · Carthage
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- 200 CEBornBorn
- 248 CE – 258 CERoleBishop of Carthage
- 258 CEDiedDied in Carthage
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Biography
Cyprian (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.
He was born around the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. Soon after converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249. A controversial figure during his lifetime, his strong pastoral skills, firm leadership during the Novatianist controversy and outbreak of the Plague of Cyprian (named for his description of it), and eventual martyrdom at Carthage established his reputation and proved his sanctity in the eyes of the Church.
His skilful Latin rhetoric led to his being considered the pre-eminent Latin writer of Western Christianity until Jerome and Augustine.
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