Council of Carthage (AD 256)
| Date | 256 (Spring) |
| Location | Carthage |
| Number of Participants | 71 |
| Key Issue | Evaluation of the previous council |
| Key Events | The council confirmed rebaptism, informed Pope Stephen of the decision and proposed only to readmit heretic clergy as laymen. |
Surviving Documents:
Epistle (Cyprian of Carthage)
Bibliography
Munier, Ch. “Carthage” in The Encyclopedia of the Early Church (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992).
Geoffrey D. Dunn, “Validity of Baptism and Ordination in the African Response to the ‘Rebaptism’ Crisis: Cyprian of Carthage’s Episcopal Synod of Spring 256,” Theological Studies 67 (2006), 257-274.
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