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Second Council of Constantinople

Condemned the Three Chapters and posthumously censured Origen, attempting to reconcile the Eastern miaphysites without conceding Chalcedon.

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Cover of The Lapsed and The Unity of the Catholic Church by Cyprian
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On the Unity of the Catholic Church

Cyprian of Carthage

A reading pick tied to today's figure, quote, era, or event. A compact North African argument for episcopal unity during persecution and schism.

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