Lost Legacy Reclaimed

The story of twelve Christian men and women from Carthage (modern Tunisia) who refused to deny their faith and were brutally executed boy the order of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

The story of Victor, who served as Bishop of Rome (pope) in the late 2nd century. Victor was the first pope from North Africa and he presided over the church at a time of controversy between the western and eastern branches of the church.

In the early 3rd century, a Christian woman from North Africa named Perpetua was martyred in a Roman arena along with several companions. Her story is drawn from the personal diary she kept during her imprisonment.

Tertullian was a prolific Christian apologist who lived in Carthage from 155-240 AD.

Cyprian led the community of faith in North Africa during times of persecution and plague in the 3rd Century.

Anthony felt called to live a solitary life of prayer in the deserts of Egypt yet influenced an entire generation under persecution not to compromise the identity of Christ.