Acts and Records of the Famous Controversy About the Baptism of Heretics. ———————————— A Roman Council Celebrated Under Stephen. From the Synodal Roll. A divine and sacred provincial synod, gathered together at Rome by Stephen, the blessed martyr and father 5340 which excommunicated those who in an African synod had, without reason, conceded that they who came to the Catholic Church from any heresy should be re-baptized. 5341 Carthaginian Councils. The Third Carthaginian Council Under Cyprian, on the Baptism of Infants; Held Anno Domini 253. This document is translated at p. 353, Ep. lviii. The Fourth Carthaginian Council Under Cyprian; Held Anno Domini 254. About Basilides and Martial, Bishops of Spain, Who Had Received Certificates. This document is translated at p. 369, Ep. lxvii. The Fifth Carthaginian Council Under Cyprian, the First About Baptism; Held Anno Domini 255, the Third Year of St. Stephen’s Episcopate. This will be found translated at p. 375, Ep. lxix. The Sixth Carthaginian Council Under Cyprian, the Second About Baptism, from a Province of Africa and Numidia; Held Anno Domini 256, in the Third Year of Stephen’s Episcopate. This will be found translated at p. 378, Ep. lxxi. The Seventh Carthaginian Council Under Cyprian, the Third About Baptism, from Three Provinces of Africa; Held Anno Domini 256, in the Third Year of Stephen’s Episcopate. This will be found translated and given in full on p. 565 of the present volume. 5340     “Papa” [as applied to all bishops. See p. 154, supra .] 5341     Reference is made to this council in Epistles of Cyprian , No. lxxiii., and at large in Epistles lxix. to lxxiv., pp. 375–396, supra .