Eastern Orthodox Saints in English
Eastern Orthodox Saints in English
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St. Cyprian of CarthageOn the Lord’s Prayer ARGUMENT.—the treatise of cyprian on the lord’s prayer comprises three portions, in which division he imitates tertullian in his book on prayer. in the first portion, he points out that the lord’s prayer is the most excellent of all prayers, profoundly spiritual, and most effectual for obtaining our…
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St. Cyprian of CarthageOn the Lapsed ARGUMENT.—having enlarged upon the unlooked-for peace of the church, and the constancy of the confessors and those who had stood fast in the faith; and then with extreme grief having pointed to the downfall of the lapsed, and unfolded the causes of the bygone persecution, namely, the neglect of…
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St. Cyprian of CarthageOn the Dress of Virgins ARGUMENT.—cyprian celebrates the praises of discipline, and proves its usefulness from scripture. then, describing the glory, honour, and merits of virginity, and of those who had vowed and dedicated their virginity to christ, he teaches that continence not only consists in fleshly purity, but also in seemliness…
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St. Cyprian of CarthageOn the Unity of the Church ARGUMENT.—on the occasion of the schism of novatian, to keep back from him the carthaginians, who already were not averse to him, on account of novatus and some other presbyters of his church, who had originated the whole disturbance, cyprian wrote this treatise. and first of…
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The Epistles of St. Cyprian of Carthage Epistle LXI. to pomponius, concerning some virgins. ARGUMENT.—cyprian, with some of his colleagues, replies to his colleague pomponius, that virgins who had determined to maintain their state with continency and firmness, but who had yet subsequently been found in the same bed with men, if they were still…
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The Epistles of St. Cyprian of Carthage Epistle XLI. to cornelius, about cyprian’s approval of his ordination, and concerning felicissimus. ARGUMENT.—cyprian excuses himself for not having without hesitation believed in the ordination of cornelius, until he received the letters of his colleagues caldonius and fortunatus, which fully testified to its legitimacy; and incidentally repeats, in…
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The Epistles of St. Cyprian of Carthage Epistle XXI. lucian replies to celerinus. ARGUMENT.—lucian assents to the petition of celerinus. 1. Lucian to Celerinus, his lord, and (if I shall be worthy to be called so) colleague in Christ, greeting. I have received your letter, most dearly beloved lord and brother, in which you have…
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The Epistles of St. Cyprian of Carthage Epistle I. To Donatus. ARGUMENT.—cyprian had promised donatus that he would have a discourse with him concerning things divine, and now being reminded of his promise, he fulfils it. commending at length the grace of god conferred in baptism, he declares how he had been changed thereby; and,…