Death, Fear, and Faith: Surviving the Plague of Cyprian
History of the Papacy Podcast
History of the Papacy
4.4 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The Plague of Cyprian tore through the Roman Empire, leaving death, fear, and uncertainty in its wake. In this episode, we revisit this third century pandemic with new research, a post COVID perspective, and the powerful words of Cyprian as he guided Christians through crisis. This is not just a story about disease, but about how faith, courage, and meaning emerged in a world that felt like it was falling apart. #ChurchHistory #EarlyChristianity #RomanEmpire #HistoryPodcast #AncientHistory #Plague
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| 0:47.7 | Welcome back to the History of the Papacy podcast, a podcast about the Popes of Rome and Christian Church. |
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| 1:17.8 | Out of the blue came this disease a thing more frightful than any disaster whatever Dionysius of Alexandria. |
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