St. Cyprian of Carthage
Bishop of Carthage, Church Father, and martyr. His letter to Antonianus praising Pope Cornelius's humility is cited as a model for episcopal leadership.
Works
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Praises Saint Cornelius, Bishop of Rome, in book IV, letter 2 to Antonianus, describing how Cornelius ascended through all offices of the Church before becoming bishop
"Saint Cyprian praises Saint Cornelius, Bishop of Rome, in book IV, letter 2 to Antonianus"
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Lapide says that Cyprian's words portraying Cornelius also portray Van der Burch
"Is it not with these very words with which he portrays Cornelius that Saint Cyprian also portrays you, Most Illustrious Lord"
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter V: On the Dispositions Required for This Study
— Jerome records Cyprian reading Tertullian daily and saying "Give me the Master!"
"as St. Jerome records of Cyprian reading Tertullian daily"
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II. The Richness of the Old Testament
— Stoned, among other martyrs of the Old Testament pattern
"They were stoned... Moses surely, Jeremiah, and other Saints"
Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses
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Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch
— Thinks God appeared in bodily form to Abraham, Moses, and the Prophets; Book II Against the Jews, chapter 5
"St. Cyprian, Book II Against the Jews, chapter 5"