2023-09-16 02:00:00
For his part, Cyprian, in Carthage, also suffered the hard years of Decius’s persecution and, after his death, had to suffer a new wave of anti-Christian violence organized by his successor, Valerian.
Cyprian was sentenced to death for refusing to offer sacrifices to the gods, as well as for resisting the prohibition on celebrating the Eucharist and administering the sacraments. When he heard his sentence, he exclaimed: “Thanks be to God!” Like Cornelius, Cyprian was beheaded in September 258.
“Thanks be to God”
The two friends, united by Christ in the pastoral mission, suffered for the sake of faith and left a testimony of fidelity to the revealed Truth, a testimony that they sealed with their own blood.
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