Cyprian

Cyprian, born Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus in 200, was a male writer, philosopher, Catholic bishop, and priest from Ancient Rome. He lived during the Low Roman Empire period and was a Christian who wrote in Latin. His birth name is also recorded as Cyprianus Carthaginiensis. He died on September 14, 258, in Carthage, which was a significant place for him. His death resulted from decapitation as a form of capital punishment.

Cyprian is associated with the feast day of September 16. He has been described in sources such as the Nordisk familjebok, De viris illustribus, Pauly–Wissowa, and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. His works include statements such as "Salus extra ecclesiam non est" and "Habere non potest Deum patrem qui ecclesiam non habet matrem." He is referenced by 2,300 other encyclopedia articles.