Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Saints & hagiography Saints

Cyprian of Toulon, Saint

CIPRIANO DI TOLONE, SANTO

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Also known as: St. Cyprian of Toulon; Italian: San Cipriano di Tolone

CYPRIAN OF TOULON, Saint. - Bishop of Toulon, b. at Marseilles in 476 and d. in 546. A beloved disciple of St. Caesarius of Arles, he wrote his life in collaboration with two other bishops. He took part in many councils in which he vigorously opposed the Semipelagianism of the Marseillais.

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BIBL.: Acta SS. Octobris, II, Antwerp 1768, pp. 164-78; G. Maier, s. v. in Cath. Enc., IV, p. 582.

Antonio Ferrua

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 1692.

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Ferrua, Antonio. “Cipriano di Tolone, santo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 1692. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/cipriano-di-tolone-santo.

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Ferrua, Antonio. “Cipriano di Tolone, santo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1692. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/cipriano-di-tolone-santo.

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@incollection{ec3_cipriano_di_tolone_santo,
  author    = {Ferrua, Antonio},
  title     = {Cipriano di Tolone, santo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {1692},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/cipriano-di-tolone-santo}
}

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