Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus
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Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus 🇹🇳

Tertullianus (Known as "Tertullian")
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Born c. 155 CE 🇹🇳 Carthage, North Africa
Passed Away c. 220 CE Carthage, North Africa
Lifespan 65 years old
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Archival Overview

Father of Latin Christian theology and brilliant apologist who introduced essential dogmatic terminology including 'Trinitas' and 'one substance in three persons'.

Biographical Record

Tertullian (c. 155–220 CE) was a Roman-educated jurist in Carthage whose fiery Latin prose created the conceptual vocabulary of Western Christendom.

His Apology vigorously disputed Roman anti-Christian persecutions, and his theological treatises defended orthodoxy against modalism and Gnosticism.

Key Life Milestones

197

Apology for the Christians

Published the 'Apologeticus', refuting anti-Christian slanders before Roman governors.

210

Adversus Praxean Published

Formulated the definitive Latin definition of God as una substantia, tres personae.

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Final Resting Place

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Christian Necropolis of Carthage
Carthage, Tunisia
GPS: 36.8529, 10.3217
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