Majorinus of Carthage

When did Majorinus die?

Majorinus of Carthage is dated d. c. AD 315 in the archive, which places Majorinus in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.

Which early sources mention Majorinus?

Majorinus of Carthage is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Optatus of Milevis and Augustine of Hippo. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Majorinus from?

The archive associates Majorinus of Carthage with Carthage.

Who were Majorinus’ contemporaries?

The archive links Majorinus of Carthage to 5 other figures, including Caecilian of Carthage, Donatus of Carthage, Silvanus of Cirta and Lucilla. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

[The catholic historian of the schism, writing two generations on.] Then, by the faction of Lucilla — that powerful woman whom the archdeacon Caecilian had once rebuked — Majorinus, who had been a reader in the diaconate of Caecilian and was a member of her household, was raised up bishop against him; and altar was set against altar.