Saint Tertullian

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf author
theologian
apologist
gptkbp:birthDate c. 155 AD
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Quintus_Septimius_Florens_Tertullianus
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Carthage
gptkbp:category gptkb:Church_Fathers
gptkbp:citation 'What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?'
'The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.'
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:deathDate c. 220 AD
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Carthage
gptkbp:education trained as a lawyer
gptkbp:era gptkb:Patristic_period
gptkbp:feastDay April 26
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Tertullian
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Augustine_of_Hippo
gptkb:Jerome
gptkb:Cyprian
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Stoicism
Greek philosophy
Christian scriptures
gptkbp:knownFor coining the term 'Trinity'
early Latin Christian literature
defense of Christianity against pagan accusations
rigorous moral views
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:legacy Father of Latin Christianity
Father of Western Theology
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Montanism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Roman
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Ad_Nationes
gptkb:Apologeticus
gptkb:De_Baptismo
gptkb:De_Carne_Christi
gptkb:De_Corona
gptkb:De_Praescriptione_Haereticorum
gptkb:De_Resurrectione_Carnis
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:writer
theologian
gptkbp:parent Roman centurion (father)
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:status not formally canonized as a saint
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
Catholic Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Santa_Maria_in_Cosmedin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6