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Tambeæ
Tambeae was a Roman civitas located in the province of Byzacena in Africa Proconsulare. It existed from the Roman era into late antiquity. Bishopric Tambeae must have been of some importance as it was the seat of an ancient Christian diocese which remains today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. There are five documented bishops of this African diocese. *Secondiano took part in the council held in Carthage in 256 by St. Cyprian to discuss the question concerning the lapsii. *Gemellio took part in the council of Cabarsussi, held in 393 by the Maximianists, a dissident sect of the Donatists, and signed the deeds. *At the Carthage conference of 411, which saw the Catholic and Donatist bishops of Roman Africa gathered together, the town was represented by the Catholic bishop Sopater and the Donatist Faustino. *Servus Dei intervened at the synod gathered in Carthage by Huneric the Vandal king in 484, after which he was exiled. Today Tambeae survives as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Empire - Africa Proconsularis (125 AD)
Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible Roman or Romans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Romans (band), a Japanese pop group * ''Roman'' (album), by Sound Horizon, 2006 * ''Roman'' (EP), by Teen Top, 2011 *" Roman (My Dear Boy)", a 2004 single by Morning Musume Film and television *Film Roman, an American animation studio * ''Roman'' (film), a 2006 American suspense-horror film * ''Romans'' (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam comedy film * ''Romans'' (2017 film), a British drama film * ''The Romans'' (''Doctor Who''), a serial in British TV series People *Roman (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters *Roman (surname), including a list of people named Roman or Romans *Ῥωμαá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapsii
In the early Christian Church, ''lapsi'' were apostates who renounced their faith under persecution by Roman authorities. The term refers to those who have lapsed or fallen away from their faith, only to return to it later. Origins The Decian persecution of 250 AD, which required all citizens of the Roman Empire to publicly sacrifice to traditional gods, created unrest within the Church. Christians who submitted to pressure and made public sacrifice were called lapsed or ''lapsi''. Upon completion of sacrifice, individuals received a certificate of sacrifice, or ''libellus,'' a legal document proving conformity with Roman religion. To avoid this test, many members of the clergy fled, leaving their communities without leadership. In their absence, lay people who had not lapsed, called confessors, filled their leadership role. Upon return to Carthage, Cyprian found these confessors had assumed authority of clergy, especially forgiveness of sin. Although many confessors w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anthony Boissonneau
John Anthony Boissonneau (born December 7, 1949 in Scarborough) is a Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop in Toronto, Canada. He was ordained a priest on December 14, 1974.Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 163, Number 13,980. Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Bishop of Tambeae and Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto on March 23, 2001. The Archbishop of Toronto, Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic, gave him the episcopal ordination on May 29 of the same year; co-consecrators were the auxiliary bishops in Toronto Nicola De Angelis CFIC, and Anthony Giroux Meagher. References 21st-century Roman Catholic titular bishops 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada 1949 births Living people {{Canada-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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