Whom God makes rich, no man can make poor.

— Cyprian of Carthage (200–258), Kirchenvater

Cyprian of Carthage

Cyprian von Karthago (ca. 200–258) war Rechtsgelehrter, wurde um 248 Bischof im heutigen Tunesien und zählt zu den prägenden lateinischen Kirchenvätern der Frühkirche, der unter Kaiser Valerian das Martyrium erlitt. Er begründete eine einflussreiche Lehre über die Einheit der Kirche und das Bischofsamt, geriet jedoch wegen seiner zeitweisen Flucht vor Verfolgung sowie seiner Position im Ketzertaufstreit in schwere Konflikte. Für Bibelleser dokumentieren seine Schriften die seelsorglichen und theologischen Spannungsfelder der frühen Christenheit zwischen Verfolgungsdruck, Sakramentenverständnis und der Wiederaufnahme von Glaubensabgefallenen.

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