Quodvultdeus

Quodvultdeus (Latin: " What God wills " ) (* end of the 4th century at Carthage; † before October 24 454 in Naples) was bishop of Carthage at the time of the Vandals and trains church father.

He is around 407/408 is in Carthage to 421 as a deacon. Augustine was inspired by him for writing " De haeresibus ", which he dedicated to Quodvultdeus. Between 431 and 439 he was bishop of Carthage, from which he was expelled 439 of Genseric. He landed in Campania, took part in the fight against Pelagianism and died before 24 October 454 in Naples. Umberto Fasola interprets a Arkosolmosaik in the catacombs of S. Gennaro / Capodimonte than his portrait.

The Tunisian Church celebrates his memory on January 8, Church of Naples on 19 February and in the " Roman Calendar " is listed His feast day on 26 October.

He sharply criticized the Christians in circus and theater enthusiastic and put them against the examples of the saints and martyrs, and good works. The ravages of the Vandals in North Africa trains he saw as God's punishment.

His works have been assigned a long time Augustine and Prosper of Aquitaine. Only recently has he following sermons were assigned to that previously were regarded as works of Augustine:

• De symbolo
• De tempore barbarico
• De accedentibus ad Gratiam
• Adversus quinque haeresies
• De cataclismo
• De ultima quarta feria
• De novo cantico
• Contra Ioudaeos

Also, " De promissionibus et praedictionibus Dei " is probably not Prosper of Aquitaine, but assign Quodvultdeus.