He cannot have God for his father who has not the church for his mother.

Habere non potest Deum patrem qui ecclesiam non habet matrem.

St. Cyprian

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Topic

Catholic church God and man Christianity

Author

St. Cyprian

Source

On the Unity of the Catholic Church

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Latin

Time

251 250s 3rd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Catholic saint Early Christian Clergyman Christian writer Christian Writer

From

Tunisia Africa Roman Empire

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Citation

Saint Cyprian. De Ecclesiae Catholicae Unitate. c. 251, ch. 6.

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