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Born about the year AD 200, Thascus Caecillius Cyprianus was the
scion of an ancient and noble Roman family living in North Africa.
A convert to Christianity in mid-life, Cyprian was acclaimed bishop
of Carthage during a time of intense Empire-wide persecution by the
Roman imperial authorities under the emperor Decius. In the twelve
year span between his conversion and his martyrdom in AD 258 during
the reign of Valerian, Cyprian wrote some of the most important
foundational documents of the ante-Nicene Church. This volume
contains the entirety of Saint Cyprian's writing--13 treatises and
all of his correspondence, 82 letters in all. It also includes "The
Life and Passion of Saint Cyprian" by his companion, Pontius the
Deacon, as well as the minutes of the Seventh Council of Carthage
over which Cyprian presided. His writings encompass the major
issues of his day including the Roman persecutions, the unity of
the Church, dealing with those who renounced the faith under threat
from the state (the lapsi), the Novatian heresy and the rebaptism
controversy. His correspondents included the most illustrious men
of the early Latin Church, including three Popes--Cornelius,
Stephen I, and Sixtus II. Read and cited frequently by theologians
down through the ages, Saint Cyprian's writings are of surpassing
authority and were considered works of genius "brighter than the
sun" by Saint Jerome. Aside from their obvious ecclesiastical
import, the works of Cyprian also offer a detailed and unique
glimpse into Roman society at the height of the anti-Christian
persecutions and demonstrate the growth and struggles of the early
Church during a time of intense external political pressure. Based
on the translation originally published as part of The Ante-Nicene
Fathers 1885], this new edition includes a new introduction,
updated commentary, an updated bibliography, and several new
appendices including "The Quotable Cyprian."
Pope Innocent III was the most energetic and dynamic Pope of the
Middle Ages. He applied his energies to reform not only in Canon
Law but also in the life and morals of Ecclesiastics. He vied with
secular princes with great success to maintain the independence of
the Church and he also approved St. Francis and his order, which
would have spiritual benefits extending far beyond Innocent's
reign. This book covers the life of Pope Innocent in great detail,
yet is easily readable and accessible to all. Covering his youth to
his elevation to the Papacy and his labours therein, Pope Innocent
III and His Times gives the picture of the man who managed the
Papacy at its greatest point in the middle ages.
Pope Innocent III was the most energetic and dynamic Pope of the
Middle Ages. He applied his energies to reform not only in Canon
Law but also in the life and morals of Ecclesiastics. He vied with
secular princes with great success to maintain the independence of
the Church and he also approved St. Francis and his order, which
would have spiritual benefits extending far beyond Innocent's
reign. This book covers the life of Pope Innocent in great detail,
yet is easily readable and accessible to all. Covering his youth to
his elevation to the Papacy and his labours therein, Pope Innocent
III and His Times gives the picture of the man who managed the
Papacy at its greatest point in the middle ages.
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