Raised in a pagan environment, he made a career as a lawyer. The circumstances of his conversion are unknown. Two years after his baptism, he was appointed bishop and faced persecutions against Christians organized by Emperor Decius. He participated in disputes about the repentance of apostates, insisting that the forgiveness of sins can only be granted by a bishop or a presbyter appointed by him. The question of receiving a fallen bishop is resolved by a council of his former assemblies, and the sacraments performed by the fallen bishop before his acceptance by the council are considered invalid.
The conflict with Pope Stephen did not escalate due to the arrest and execution of the latter. A few years later, he was arrested, exiled, and executed.
