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A member of a puritanical Christian movement
in 4th and 5th-century N Africa, named after
Donatus of Casae Nigrae, a 3rd-century
bishop, later known as Donatus of Carthage.
The Donatists became for a time the major
Christian movement in N Africa; following the
tradition of Montanism, their faith stressed
the social revolutionary aspects of
Christianity, the separation of church from
state, and a belief in martyrdom and
suffering. Their influence was ended by
Bishop Augustine of Hippo; they were formally
condemned 412.