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. In his...