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Bishop of Carthage, c. 391-429 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aurelius of Carthage was a Christian saint who died around 430. A friend of Augustine of Hippo, he was bishop of Carthage from about 391 until his death.
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Saint Aurelius | |
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deacon, archbishop of Carthage | |
Died | 20 July 429 AD |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | July 20 |
Not much is known about his life outside of his ecclesiastical activities. At the time when Augustine of Hippo returned to Africa in 388, Aurelius was a deacon. Aurelius served as a patron to Augustine when Augustine was a priest in Hippo. Augustine sought the establishment of a monastic community – for which space was granted by bishop Valerius – and was funded by Aurelius. Aurelius provided the monastery with new members for the purpose of episcopal training, effectively turning the monastery into a sort of early episcopal seminary. Augustine admired Aurelius, and a number of letters from Augustine to Aurelius have survived.[1]
Aurelius became Bishop of Carthage around 392[2] and led a number of ecclesiastical councils on Christian doctrine and clerical discipline, including the important Council of 419 which codified "The Code of Canons of the African Church".[3] Aurelius was one of the first Bishops to denounce Pelagianism.[4] He encouraged veneration of the martyrs, and introduced the feast day of Saint Cyprian.[5]
Aurelius's feast day in the Roman Catholic Church is July 20.
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