Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe

Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe, also known as Fabius Claudius Gordianus Fulgentius, was born around the year 465 in Carthage, North Africa (modern Tunis, Tunisia). He belonged to a distinguished Roman senatorial family and received a comprehensive education. Fulgentius became a provincial fiscal procurator and lieutenant governor of Byzacena, but his true calling lay in the religious life....