The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Carosus
fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) · Subdeacon of Cirta · Cirta (Constantina), Numidia
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Carosus was
Subdeacon of Cirta. Told to bring out whatever he had, he answered with the sentence the record preserves — everything was already out in the open. He and Silvanus were the two subdeacons who cooperated; Marcuclius and Catullinus, the two who did not, were arrested.
Named once, in the Gesta apud Zenophilum — the Cirta records of 19 May 303 and 13 December 320; no other ancient source names him.
Common questions
When was Carosus active?
Carosus is dated fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Carosus in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Carosus?
Carosus is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Municipal acts of Cirta. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Carosus from?
The archive associates Carosus with Cirta (Constantina), Numidia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Carosus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Carosus to 3 other figures, including Silvanus of Cirta, Marcuclius and Catullinus. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
The Acts of Munatius Felix, 19 May 303 — read into evidence before Zenophilus
c. AD 303Silvanus and Carosus said: ‘All that was here we have thrown out.’Municipal acts of Cirta · Gesta apud Zenophilum, Acts of 19 May 303 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 235 · Maximinus Thrax targets the clergy, AD 235
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
- AD 251 · The Novatianist schism, AD 251
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Carosus, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.