Saint

Agrippinus
Bishop of Carthage
DioceseCarthage

Agrippinus was one of the earliest known bishops of Carthage around the 230s.[1] During his episcopacy, he dealt with the issue of how to treat Christian converts from schism or heresy. He called a synod of bishops of Numidia and Africa, probably around 230–235,[1] which decided that such converts should be fully baptized.[2]

Subsequently, St. Cyprian would mention the positive reputation of Agrippinus (bonæ memoriæ vir).[3]

St. Augustine, in his arguments against the Donatists, would remark that Agrippinus and Cyprian maintained the unity of the church despite being doctrinally mistaken.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Handl, András; Dupont, Anthony. "Who was Agrippinus? Identifying the First Known Bishop of Carthage". Church History and Religious Culture. 98: 344–366. doi:10.1163/18712428-09803001. S2CID 195430375.
  2. ^ Christie, Albany James (1867), "Agrippinus", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, p. 82, archived from the original on 2008-06-06, retrieved 2008-06-05
  3. ^ a b A'Becket, John Joseph (1907). "Agrippinus" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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