The Maghreb (North Africa) preserves a vast treasury of early Christianity. From the catacombs of Sousse to Augustine’s baptistery in ancient Hippo, Numidia (Algeria) and Africa (Tunisia) are rich with archaeological sites, artifacts and historic contributions to the Christian faith.
Many are surprised at how early North African churches, bishoprics, and councils played such a powerful role in the forging of orthodoxy and ecumenical consensus in the early church. Ecclesiastic figures such as Augustine, Tertullian, Cyprian and Perpetua of Carthage are among the saints of old who have left us literary riches and memoirs that are ripe for rediscovery.
