page_title: Councils of Carthage
section_title: Conference of 411
hierarchical_section_title: Councils of Carthage / Conference of 411
caption_attribution_description: St. Augustine arguing with donatists.
context_page_description: The Councils of Carthage were church synods held during the 3rd, 4th, and 5th centuries in the city of Carthage in Africa. The most important of these are described below.
context_section_description: The Conference of Carthage, held by the command of the Emperor Honorius in 411 with a view to terminating the Donatist schism, while not strictly a synod, was one of the most important assemblies in the history of the African sees, and of the whole Catholic Church. It was presided over by Marcellinus of Carthage who found in favour of the orthodox party, which led to the violent suppression of the Donatists.
caption: St. Augustine arguing with Donatists.
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