Faustinus

Faustinus was a Roman presbyter of the Luciferian party. With the presbyter Marcellinus he wrote a petition to the emperors against Pope Damasus and his successors, an important source for the Roman schism of Ursinus. Alone he wrote a treatise on the Trinity for the empress Flaccilla.

Dates

fl. ca. 380–385 (approximate)

See or city

Rome

Region

Italy

Also known as

Faustinus the Luciferian; Faustinus and Marcellinus

Notes

A Roman presbyter of the Luciferian party, the rigorist group named for Lucifer of Cagliari, which stayed apart over the treatment of bishops who had signed Arian creeds.

Works

• Petition to the EmperorsLibellus precum ad imperatores Valentinianum, Theodosium et Arcadium · ca. 383–384
• On the TrinityDe Trinitate sive de fide contra Arianos · ca. 380–384