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Tertullian

Also known as Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus

Tertullian (; ; 155 – 220 AD) was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He was the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature and was an early Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy, including Gnosticism.

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Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, commonly known as Tertullian, was a male writer, theologian, philosopher, and jurist from Ancient Rome. Born in Roman Carthage around 160, he lived during the Roman Empire and died in the same city in 240. He wrote in Latin and is associated with the Montanism religion. His full name in his native language was Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, and he belonged to the Septimia gens.

Tertullian’s works include titles such as "The seconde booke of Tertullian vnto his wyf," "Apologia de Qvinto Septimio Florente Tertvliano ...," and "De Corona liber. De cultu feminarum libri duo." Various sources list different counts for his works, ranging from 5 to 570. He is referenced by 2,095 other encyclopedia articles and has been described in sources including the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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Person · Open Library

Born: ca. 160
Died: ca. 220
Works: 570

Top works

The seconde booke of Tertullian vnto his wyf
Apologia de Qvinto Septimio Florente Tertvliano ...
Q. Septimii Florentis Tertvlliani apologeticvs
De Corona liber. De cultu feminarum libri duo
Q. Sept. Flor. Tertullian's sämmtliche Schriften

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 9
Total plays: 132

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

De Spectaculis
· 1931 · cited 26x
Apology
· 1931 · cited 5x
De exhortatione castitatis
· 1990 · cited 1x
Q. Septimi Florentis Tertulliani Apologeticus
· 2012 · cited 1x
14. De anima
· 2003

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Quotes

“Omnium gentium unus homo, uarium nomen est, una anima, uaria uox, unus spiritus, uarius sonus, propria cuique genti loquella, sed loquellae materia communis.”
“Veritas autem docendo persuadet non suadendo docet.”
“Prorsus credibile est, quia ineptum est.”
“Certum est, quia impossibile.”
“De calcaria in carbonarium.”
“Omnia periclitabuntur aliter accipi quam sunt, et amittere quod sunt dum aliter accipiuntur, si aliter quam sunt cognominantur. Fides nominum salus est proprietatum.”

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Key facts

Theologian.name: Tertullian
Theologian.image: Tertullian2.png
Theologian.birth_name: Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus
Theologian.birth_place: Carthage, Roman Africa
Theologian.death_date: after 220 AD
Theologian.death_place: Carthage, Roman Africa
Theologian.era: Patristic age
Theologian.notable_works: Apologeticus
Theologian.tradition_movement: Trinitarianism
Theologian.main_interests: Soteriology, traducianism
Theologian.notable_ideas: Hypostasis, ousia, sacrament, consubstantiality, persona, religious liberty

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Tertullian, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

28 sections

Contents

Life
Writings
General character
Chronology and contents
Manuscripts
Theology
Specific teachings
God
Apostolicity
Eucharist
Baptism
The Church
Marriage
Scripture
Other beliefs
Montanism
Tertullianists
Moral principles
Works
Possible chronology
Spurious works
Influence on Novatianism
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

Tertullian was the first theologian to write in Latin, and so has been called "the father of Latin Christianity", as well as "the founder of Western [Christian] theology". He is perhaps most famous for being the first writer in Latin known to use the term trinity (Latin: trinitas).

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Tertullian