Person
Donatus
early fourth century
Leader of the rigorist party in North Africa
Attested. The schism is certain. 'Donatus' may cover more than one early leader with that name.
After Diocletian's persecution, a party in Carthage refused bishop Caecilian, saying his consecrator had handed over scriptures. Donatus became their leading bishop. Constantine and the council of Arles rejected their case. Donatist churches remained strong in Africa until Augustine's time and after. They were not a minor club.
Places
Councils
- Arles (314)
Sources
No separate modern citation is attached to this biography. The confidence note is the atlas summary of the evidence.
Catalog editions
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