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Saint Cyprian of Carthage: Bishop, Martyr, and Father of the Church

by Rafael de San Juan
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798197295330
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
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  • Pages: 142
  • Original Price: USD 16.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 200 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Christianity / Saints & Sainthood

Saint Cyprian: the bishop who defended the one Church

Saint Cyprian of Carthage lived in an age when being Christian could cost not only reputation or security, but life itself. Bishop of Carthage in the third century, he governed the Church during persecution, apostasy, schism, plague, and doctrinal controversy. When many Christians fell under pressure and later sought reconciliation, Cyprian had to answer one of the hardest questions in early Christianity: how can the Church forgive without denying the seriousness of sin, and preserve unity without abandoning mercy?

This book offers a serious yet accessible study of Saint Cyprian's life, works, and legacy. Written for Catholic readers, students of Church history, and lovers of the Fathers of the Church, it explores Roman North Africa, the Decian persecution, the crisis of the lapsed, the Novatian schism, the baptismal controversy, Cyprian's doctrine of the Church as mother, and his martyrdom under Valerian.

  • Cyprian's conversion from Roman rhetorician to Catholic bishop.
  • The Decian persecution and the crisis of the lapsed.
  • The Church as mother, altar, bishop, and communion.
  • Novatian rigorism and the danger of false purity.
  • The baptismal controversy and later Catholic clarification.
  • Cyprian's martyrdom and enduring relevance for Catholics today.

This volume is ideal for readers of Catholic history, patristics, early Christianity, theology, parish formation, catechesis, and serious spiritual reading. It is especially suited to those who want to understand the Fathers of the Church without losing doctrinal precision or historical depth.

Discover Saint Cyprian of Carthage: a bishop of wounded unity, a pastor of penitents, and a martyr whose voice still speaks to the Church today.

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