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The Letters of St. Cyprian of Carthage
On spine: St. Cyprian. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Delphi Complete Works of Cyprian of Carthage (Illustrated)
St. Cyprian was a third century theologian and bishop of Carthage, who led the Christians of North Africa during a period of intense persecution from Rome. Upon his execution he became the first bishop-martyr of Africa. His refined Latin rhetoric led to his being considered the pre-eminent Latin writer of Western Christianity until Jerome and Augustine. His theology was chiefly based on the central idea of the unity and uniqueness of the church. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This eBook presents Cyprian’s complete works, with illustrations, informative introd...
The Letters of St. Cyprian of Carthage
Written from Roman North Africa, primarily between 250 and 258, and meant to be circulated and copied, the four volumes of letters provide an entrée into Cyprian's social and mental world and a glimpse of some of the spiritual horizons of an articulate mid-third century provincial Roman. The first volume contains letters from the year 250. The second volume covers the period from approximately high summer of 250 to mid-251. The third volume covers the period from mid-251 to 254, and reveal details of the persecution under Gallus, and the African Council meetings over the years 251-253. The fourth volume covers letters composed over the years 254-258, when Cyprian was martyred.
