Who Were the Lapsi?

Christians who submitted to pressure and made public sacrifice were called lapsed or lapsi. Upon completion of sacrifice, individuals received a certificate of sacrifice, or libellus, a legal document proving conformity with Roman religion.

What do the donatists believe?

Donatism was a Christian sect leading to a schism in the Catholic Church, in the region of the Church of Carthage, from the fourth to the sixth centuries AD. Donatists argued that Christian clergy must be faultless for their ministry to be effective and their prayers and sacraments to be valid.

What approach did St Cyprian take towards Lapsi?

What approach did St. Cyprian take toward lapsi? He took a middle position between "no penalty" and "no readmission to the community" for those who denied their faith.