Sancti Hilarii Pictavorum" & S. Caecilii Cypriano Carthaginiensis” Two volumes-in-one by Hilairie de Poitiers & Saint Cyprien - 1617: "Sancti Hilarii Pictovorum Episcopi, quotquot extant Opera / Carthaginiensis Episcopi, Totius Africae Primatis Et Gloriosissimi Martyris Opera.

"Sancti Hilarii Pictovorum Episcopi, quotquot extant Opera" Antonius Hierat, Colonia Agrippina1617.

(Hilaire de Poitiers (° vers 315 - †367), évêque de Poitiers, écrivain latin chrétien, docteur de l'Église ; fêté le 13 janvier)

Folio (39 X 25 cm). Contemporary vellum. Past owners writings. Some dampstains. Over all very good condition.

Bound with:

Saint Cyprien / Carthaginiensis Episcopi, Totius Africae Primatis Et Gloriosissimi Martyris Opera. Three Volumes in One. Full Vellum Binding.

PAGES: half title, ii (Es Bellarmino De Scripto), Title page (in red & black and with engraved vignette), (64) life, index, etc.; 347 (the three volumes). BINDING (as above): Full vellum with hand writing to spine.

Vellum discoloured with age otherwise very good, some age browning throughout; otherwise a excellent copy. Size: 14 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. ( 36 X 24 cms.)

Text and commentary in double columns. Cyprian was a bishop of Carthage, martyr, and Latin writer. As an early Christian writer, his works were of less importance only to St. Augustine and St. Jerome. His significance can be seen in his relation to his views of the lapsed, rebaptism of heretics, his role resisting the Decian persecution, and his eventual martyrdom by the forces of Emperor Valerian. His writings "give a vivid picture of Christian life in Carthage, especially during the persecutions, and throw light on the organization of the Church not only in Africa from Mauretania to Tripolitania, but also in Spain, Gaul, and Rome itself. At the same time they reveal the character and activities of Cyprian, a bishop often in peril of his life but totally dedicated to his flock, and while a leader of men, beloved and respected by Christian and pagan alike, yet the object of slander and opposition from a handful of his clergy" (NCE). The text is in Latin, printed in roman and italic, enlivened by handsome woodcut initials of various design and size.

Very good condition.