Donatist Martyr Stories: The Church in Conflict in Roman North AfricaMaureen A. Tilley With this volume, Donatism regains its voice and its hagiography is available in English for the first time. The stories included provide a unique opportunity to glimpse the daily life of the church which for over a century was the faith of the majority of North African Christians. The narratives represent the lives and deaths of Christians who carried on pre-Constantine traditions from the fourth century to the advent of Islam. |
Contents
The Acts of Saint Felix Bishop and Martyr | 7 |
The Acts of the Abitinian Martyrs | 25 |
A Sermon Given on the Passion of Saints Donatus and Advocatus | 51 |
The Martyrdom of Marculus | 77 |
Bibliography | 91 |
Common terms and phrases
Abitinian Martyrs Acts of Saint Anulinus the proconsul assembly Augustine Baluze battle blood body Caecilian Catholic CCSL Charles de Smedt Christian Church confession confessors Constantine cruelty CSEL Cyprian Dativus devil Diocletian divine Donatilla and Secunda Donatilla responded Donatist Donatist martyrs Donatist Passion Donatus and Advocatus edict Edited emperor Eusebius executioners faith father Felix the bishop Frend Galerius Gallienus Gillian Clark glorious glory heaven heavenly Hippolyte Delehaye holy imperial interrogation ISBN Jesus Lactantius Lord Lord's supper Mabillon Magnilianus the curator Maier martyr stories Martyrdom of Marculus martyrs of Christ Maxima and Donatilla Maxima responded Maximian Maximian and Isaac Mensurius Migne Milevis Monceaux Musurillo North Africa Nova Petra Numidia Optatus Passion of Cyprian Passion of Maxima Passion of Saints persecution persecutors Pharr Polycarp presbyter prison proconsul Roman Ruinart Saints Donatus Saturninus scriptures suffer Theod Thibiuca torments torture traditores traitors Translated with notes Tyconius Vassall-Phillips victory Volume