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Cyprian

Also known as Cyprianus Carthaginiensis, Saint Cyprian, Cyprian of Carthage, St. Cyprian

Cyprian (; ; 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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Cyprian, born Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus in 200, was a male writer and philosopher from Ancient Rome. He served as a Catholic bishop and priest within the Christian faith. His works were written in Latin, and he is described in sources such as the Nordisk familjebok and the Pauly–Wissowa.

He lived during the Low Roman Empire and spent significant time in Carthage, where he also died. On September 14, 0258, he was executed by decapitation as a form of capital punishment. He is commemorated on his feast day, September 16, and is known by the name Cyprianus Carthaginiensis in his native language.

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Christian leader.honorific_prefix: Saint
Christian leader.name: Cyprian
Christian leader.title: Bishop of Carthage
Christian leader.birth_place: Carthage, Roman Empire
Christian leader.death_date: 14 September
Christian leader.death_place: Carthage, Roman Empire
Christian leader.feast_day: 16 September (Catholic Church, Western Rite Orthodoxy, and Lutheran)31 August (Eastern Orthodox)26 September (Anglican)14 September (historical Sarum Use)
Christian leader.venerated: Catholic ChurchOriental Orthodox ChurchesEastern Orthodox ChurchLutheranismAnglicanism
Christian leader.image: Cyprian von Karthago2.jpg
Christian leader.patronage: North Africa, Berbers
Christian leader.see: Carthage
Christian leader.appointed: 248 or 249 AD
Christian leader.term_end: 14 September 258 AD
Christian leader.predecessor: Donatus I
Christian leader.successor: Carpophorus

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of death: Carthage
Occupation: Catholic priest
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: Christianity
Image: Heiliger Cyprianus.jpg

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Commons category: Saint Cyprian
date of death: 0258-00-00
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
date of birth: 0200-00-00
time period: Low Roman Empire
cause of death: decapitation
topic's main category: Category:Saint Cyprian
feast day: September 16
writing language: Latin
Commons Creator page: Cyprian
manner of death: capital punishment
name in native language: Cyprianus Carthaginiensis
birth name: Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus
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significant place: Carthage

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Early life
Contested election as bishop of Carthage
Controversy over the lapsed
Persecution under Valerian
Writings
Biography
Theology
Sacraments
Church
Other
Veneration
References
Sources
English Translations of Works by St. Cyprian
Others
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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 conduct 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.

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