Cyprian was a wealthy man from Carthage, In AD 246 he became a Christian and sold all his property, and he dedicated himself to celibacy and the Bible. Within two years he became a Bishop of Carthage. In AD 250, the Roman emperor attempt to bring back the Roman empire to its original values and system that many Christians scorned and hide from persecution including Cyprian. When the persecution stops, Cyprian return in AD 251 and opposed the council of bishops for fixing a stricter terms for readmitting Christians who denied Christ during the persecution. . He wrote the “The Unity of the Catholic Church” as to oppose their actions. Cyprian also opposed the demand of Stephen the Bishop of Rome in AD 255 about the rebaptizing the people who
