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E01852: Augustine of Hippo, in his Letter 25*, informs his correspondents in Carthage that he has celebrated in Hippo Regius the feast of an unnamed martyr, probably *Cyprian (bishop and martyr of Carthage, S00060); all in North Africa. Written in Latin in Hippo, c. 419.
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posted on 2016-09-12, 00:00 authored by dlambertAugustine of Hippo, Letter 25*.1
Dominis carissimis et sincerissimis fratribus et compresbyteris Deogratias et Theodoro et diaconis Titiano, Quintiano, Quoduultdeo et Carissimo et fratri Comiti Augustinus in Domino salutem.
Incolumes nos deo propitio ad propria peruenisse, sollemnitatem beatissimi martyris cum populo dei qui de mea multum absentia murmurabat egisse, quod uobis gratissimum esse confidimus, nuntiamus.
'To our most dear lords and most sincere brothers and fellow priests, Deogratias and Theodore, and to the deacons Titian, Quintian, Quodvultdeus, and Carissimus, and to his brother Comes, Augustine sends greetings in the Lord.
We announce that by God’s mercy we have arrived home safe and sound and that we have celebrated the solemnity of the most blessed martyr with the people of God, who were complaining greatly concerning my absence.'
Text: Divjak 1987, 128. Translation: Teske 2005, 325.
Dominis carissimis et sincerissimis fratribus et compresbyteris Deogratias et Theodoro et diaconis Titiano, Quintiano, Quoduultdeo et Carissimo et fratri Comiti Augustinus in Domino salutem.
Incolumes nos deo propitio ad propria peruenisse, sollemnitatem beatissimi martyris cum populo dei qui de mea multum absentia murmurabat egisse, quod uobis gratissimum esse confidimus, nuntiamus.
'To our most dear lords and most sincere brothers and fellow priests, Deogratias and Theodore, and to the deacons Titian, Quintian, Quodvultdeus, and Carissimus, and to his brother Comes, Augustine sends greetings in the Lord.
We announce that by God’s mercy we have arrived home safe and sound and that we have celebrated the solemnity of the most blessed martyr with the people of God, who were complaining greatly concerning my absence.'
Text: Divjak 1987, 128. Translation: Teske 2005, 325.
History
Evidence ID
E01852Saint Name
Cyprian, bishop and martyr of Carthage, ob. 258 : S00411Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - LettersLanguage
- Latin
Evidence not before
419Evidence not after
419Activity not before
419Activity not after
419Place of Evidence - Region
Latin North AfricaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Hippo RegiusPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hippo Regius Carthage Carthago Karthago قرطاج Qarṭāj Mçidfa CarthageMajor author/Major anonymous work
Augustine of HippoCult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast