Cyprian, St.
Personal
Convert to Christianity c. 245
Bishop of Carthage, 248
One of the most
authoritative Fathers
of the Church
Involved in controversy
over treatment
of those who had left the Church, and
those who were baptized by heretics:
Accepted
the teaching of Rome.
Place and dates
(Carthage)
200-258
Writings
On
Unity of the Catholic Church:
exposition of the hierarchical
organization of the Church