1Capreolus of Carthage excuses the African bishops' absence from the Council of Ephesus (431), caused by the Vandal invasion, and urges the council to hold to the ancient faith; Cyril and the bishops approve the letter.
2Capreolus answers Vitalis and Constantius against the Nestorian heresy: the Son of God and son of man are one inseparable person, as many Scriptures show, so that God was born, suffered and descended to the dead in the man he took.
Not honoured as a saint or in a church calendar by the Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant traditions. Bishop of Carthage in good standing in the church of his time (calendar status not checked).
Date
431-433 (probable) · Letter 1 was written for the Council of Ephesus (431); letter 2 answers Vitalis and Constantius, two Spaniards.
Written at
Carthage, Africa Proconsularis
Addressed to
the Council of Ephesus (letter 1); Vitalis and Constantius (letter 2)
Language
Latin
Genre
letter
Reference system
letter (ref 1 to the Council of Ephesus, ref 2 to Vitalis and Constantius). The letter of Vitalis and Constantius to Capreolus, printed between them, is by other writers and is not staged.
SBL abbreviation
Ep.Not yet checked
Text from
J.-P. Migne, ed., Patrologiae cursus completus, series Latina, vol. 53 (Paris, 1845-1846), digital text of the printed volume; column range not yet checked (Printed edition (Migne, 1844-1864) in the public domain; digital text CC BY-SA 4.0)