Source: Vita Fulgentii by Ferrandus of Carthage & Patrologia Latina
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Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe 🇹🇳

Fabius Claudius Gordianus Fulgentius (Known as "Fulgentius of Ruspe")
Bishop of Ruspe, Master Theologian, Defender against Arianism
Born c. 468 AD 🇹🇳 Telepte (near Kasserine), Tunisia
Passed Away 533 AD Ruspe (Henchir-Rosfa near Sfax), Tunisia
Lifespan 65 years old
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Bishop of Ruspe (near Sfax), recognized as the greatest North African Latin theologian of the 6th century, twice exiled to Sardinia by Vandal kings for defending orthodox Trinitarian theology.

Biographical Record

Fabius Claudius Gordianus Fulgentius was born into a senatorial family in Telepte (western Tunisia). Educated in Greek and Latin literature, he served as provincial procurator before renouncing secular power to embrace monastic life.

Consecrated Bishop of Ruspe (modern Henchir-Rosfa, near Sfax) in 502 AD, he was banished to Sardinia by the Arian Vandal king Thrasamund. In exile, Fulgentius acted as the intellectual voice of the African church, penning masterly theological treatises that influenced the Council of Orange (529 AD) and earned him the title 'The Pocket Augustine'.

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Final Resting Place

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Cathedral Basilica of Ruspe
Sfax (Ruspe), Tunisia
GPS: 35.0333, 10.5167
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