The Church of Carthage holds a major place in the history of Christianity not only by its martyrs, but also thanks to its conciliar tradition and its illustrious representatives, Tertullian, Cyprian of Carthage and Augustine of Hippo. François Decret, author of Christianity in ancient North Africa (Le Seuil, 1996), tells us the story of these early African Christians, often face a hostile population and especially to the Roman Empire who, faced with an effective proselytism, deploying them against all coercive measures available to a state apparatus that knows threatened.
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Christianity in North Africa: The Origins
