Its namesake and his beliefs were officially condemned at the first Council of (*) Arles, which upheld the election of Caecilian.
A member of this sect, Gaudentius, reportedly threatened to burn down his church and his followers rather than surrender it. Extremists linked to it included peasants who would randomly beat travelers with clubs while screaming "Praise the Lord!" called "Circumcellions." This sect condemned the actions of Mensurius, who tried to defend himself in a letter to Secundus. Its namesake and his beliefs were officially condemned at the first Council of (*) Arles, which upheld the election of Caecilian. This sect was formed out of enmity towards traditores, Christians who had handed over Scriptures to the governor during Diocletian's persecutions. Holding that sacraments administered by sinning bishops were invalid, it took its name from a Berber Christian bishop of Carthage. For 10 points, name this Christian sect formed out of a fourth and fifth century schism and located in North Africa
A member of this sect, Gaudentius, reportedly threatened to burn down his church and his followers rather than surrender it.
Donatism