Faustus of Mileve
Faustus of Mileve was a Manichaean bishop of the fourth century.[1] He is now remembered for his encounter with Augustine of Hippo, in Carthage around 383. He was from Milevis, Numidia (modern Algeria). From a poor, pagan background, he had become a highly reputed teacher, preacher and debater.
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In 386, Faustus was exiled with the rest of the Manichaeans, but this decree was revoked in January 387 by Theodosius I and Arcadius.[2] Faustus died before 400, since Augustine of Hippo's treatise, Contra Faustum, speaks of him in the past tense.[3]
References
- Gardner & Lieu 2004, p. 132.
- Tardieu 2008, p. 93.
- Augustine 2008, p. 103.
Sources
- Augustine (2008). Bourke, Vernon J. (ed.). Confessions. Catholic University of America Press.
- Gardner, Iain; Lieu, Samuel N. C., eds. (2004). Manichaean Texts from the Roman Empire. Cambridge University Press.
- Tardieu, Michel (2008). Manichaeism. University of Illinois Press.
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