Fulgentius of Ruspe, the Sixth-Century N. African Church and God’s Saving Will

Fulgentius of Ruspe, the Sixth-Century N. African Church and God’s Saving Will Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart Scripture: Romans 9:10-24

Timeline of Fulgentius of Ruspe (c. 467 – c. 532)

467  — born into a wealthy noble family in Thelepte (W. central Tunisia)

        — death of his father, Claudius, not long after his birth

        — studied Greek literature, committing all of Homer to memory

        — studied Latin literature

        — manager of family affairs

        — tax collector (like Matthew the disciple)

493 — monk, despite the protestations of his mother, Mariana

507 — ordained as Bishop of Ruspe (coastal town, 30 km N. of Sfax, Tunisia)

508-515 — 1st exile in Sardinia ordered by Arian Vandal King Thrasamund

515 — recalled from exile to Carthage to debate Vandal King Thrasamund on Arianism

517-523 — 2nd exile in Sardinia ordered by Arian Vandal King Thrasamund

518/9 — read Semi-Pelagian Faustus of Riez’s (c. 405 – c. 490) Of Grace (474/5)

518/9 — wrote On the Forgiveness of Sins

519 — received Letter From the Scythian Monks (Epistle 16)

519 — wrote First Letter to the Scythian Monks (Epistle 17)

523 — recalled from exile to Ruspe upon the death of King Thrasamund

523 — wrote Second Letter to the Scythian Monks (Epistle 15)

523 — wrote The Truth About Predestination and Grace

532 — death (1 January) and burial (2 January)