E06877: A letter of 535, from the African bishops to Pope John II in Rome, mentions the many bodies of martyrs in the basilica of Faustus in Carthage (North Africa). Written in Latin in Carthage.
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posted on 2018-10-15, 00:00 authored by francesEpistola Africanorum Episcoporum ad Joannem data, sed ab Agapeto eius successore accepta
Summary from the beginning of the letter:
After many years of suffering under heretical rule, now, following the Justinianic conquest, the bishops of Africa have convened a council in Carthage, in the very church they were expelled from by the Vandal king, Huneric. This church, known as the 'basilica of Faustus', is 'distinguished by the bodies of many martyrs (multis martyrum corporibus insignita)', whose prayers to God have sustained the Catholics and given them eventual success.
Text: Patrologia Latina 66. Summary: Frances Trzeciak.
Summary from the beginning of the letter:
After many years of suffering under heretical rule, now, following the Justinianic conquest, the bishops of Africa have convened a council in Carthage, in the very church they were expelled from by the Vandal king, Huneric. This church, known as the 'basilica of Faustus', is 'distinguished by the bodies of many martyrs (multis martyrum corporibus insignita)', whose prayers to God have sustained the Catholics and given them eventual success.
Text: Patrologia Latina 66. Summary: Frances Trzeciak.
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Evidence ID
E06877Saint Name
Martyrs, unnamed or name lost : S00060Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - LettersLanguage
- Latin
