 Complete the following phrase:  Cyprian  ; ; 210  September 14, 258 AD was a bishop of Carthage and a notable early Christian writer of Berber descent, many of whose Latin works are extant. He is also recognised as a saint in the Catholic churches. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education. Soon after converting to Christianity, he became a bishop in 249. A controversial figure during his lifetime, his strong pastoral skills, firm conduct during the Novatianist heresy and outbreak of the 