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Tertullian (/ t ər ˈ t ʌ l i ə n /; Latin: Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c. 155 – c. 220 AD) was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. [2] [3] He was the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature and was an early Christian apologist and a ...
Jul 20, 1998 · Tertullian (born c. 155/160, Carthage [now in Tunisia]—died after 220, Carthage) was an important early Christian theologian, polemicist, and moralist who, as the initiator of ecclesiastical Latin, was instrumental in shaping the vocabulary and thought of Western Christianity.
Feb 5, 2019 · Tertullian was a prolific and influential theologian who wrote extensively in Latin. He defended the faith against heresies, persecution, and pagan culture, and coined the term Trinity.
For the full article, see Tertullian. Tertullian , (born c. 155/160, Carthage—died after 220, Carthage), Early Christian theologian and moralist. Educated in Carthage, he became impressed by the courage, morality, and uncompromising monotheism of Christian martyrs, and he converted to Christianity.
Jul 17, 2020 · Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus was born about 150 AD in Carthage, North Africa, the city considered second in importance only to Rome in his time. His father was the captain of a Roman legion and provided Tertullian with the education and training to become a lawyer. When he was about 40, Tertullian was converted to Christianity.
May 29, 2018 · Tertullian was a 3rd-century theologian and ecclesiastical writer who converted to Christianity and became a leader of the Montanist movement. He was a brilliant and influential Latin author, known for his rhetorical style, his polemical spirit, and his neologisms.
Tertullian of Carthage (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus) (b. 155/160 Carthage - d. 220? CE) Tertullian, an early Christian author and polemicist, helped to establish Latin -- rather than Greek, which was the most widely used language at that time -- as an ecclesiastical language and as a vehicle for Christian thought in the West.
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