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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, philosopher, Catholic bishop, and priest from Ancient Rome. He lived during the Low Roman Empire period and was a Christian who wrote in Latin. His birth name is also recorded as Cyprianus Carthaginiensis. He died on September 14, 258, in Carthage, which was a significant place for him. His death resulted from decapitation as a form of capital punishment.

Cyprian is associated with the feast day of September 16. He has been described in sources such as the Nordisk familjebok, De viris illustribus, Pauly–Wissowa, and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. His works include statements such as "Salus extra ecclesiam non est" and "Habere non potest Deum patrem qui ecclesiam non habet matrem." He is referenced by 2,300 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1921
Died: 2007
Works: 77

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Recent publications · Crossref

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Quotes

“Habere non potest Deum patrem qui ecclesiam non habet matrem.”
“Salus extra ecclesiam non est.”
“For the helmsman is recognized in the tempest; in the warfare the soldier is proved.”
“It is a persistent evil to persecute a man who belongs to the grace of God. It is a calamity without remedy to hate the happy.”
“Men imitate the gods whom they adore, and to such miserable beings their crimes become their religion.”
“Think not that you are thus maintaining the Gospel of Christ when you separate yourselves from the flock of Christ.”

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Key facts

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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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
External links

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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