Cyprian of Córdoba
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Cyprian of Córdoba (fl. 890) was an Andalusi Christian poet who wrote in Latin.
The only known biographical information about Cyprian is what can be deduced from his own poems.[1] He was an archpriest of the diocese of Córdoba. He provides a date in one of his poems, an epitaph of Samson of Córdoba, who died on 21 August 890.[1][2]
It is apparent from Cyprian's work that he moved in the highest Christian social and cultural circles in Córdoba. In at least three poems he refers to members of the local Christian aristocracy and he writes at the behest of a certain Count Adulfo.[1] His religious concerns are apparent from his epitaphs of Samson and a local martyr named John.[3]
