Translator’s Introduction (*) The letter in our hands, “Works and Giving,” by Saint Cyprian, Bishop of Cartagena, is an example of one of the writings of the Latin Fathers in the centuries […]
Introduction Saint Cyprian is one of the Church Fathers who wrote in Latin, so he is called one of the Latin Church Fathers. He was born
Saint Cyprian was originally a pagan from the city of Antioch, which is on the borders of Kilosoria and Arabia. He studied from the age of seven in
The Church is of course “apostolic,” but it is also patristic. It is essentially the “Church of the Fathers.” These two “characteristics” cannot be separated, and because it is “patristic,” it is truly “apostolic.” The witness of the Fathers is more than a historical feature, more than a voice from the past.
After the activity of heretics decreased since the end of the second century. Some of them began to return to the embrace of the church. A dispute arose between the bishops about
During the period of persecution that the Church went through, many denied their faith and then wanted to return to the embrace of the Church. So a difference arose
