▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁volunt ary ▁mart y rs . ▁These ▁people ▁claimed ▁f als ely ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁Church ▁property ▁which ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁to ▁officials . ▁ ▁The ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Car th age , ▁Mens ur ius , ▁who ▁was ▁very ▁much ▁opposed ▁to ▁what ▁he ▁considered ▁the ▁fan atic ism ▁of ▁the ▁volunt ary ▁mart y rs , ▁sent ▁his ▁Arch de acon , ▁Ca ec ilian , ▁to ▁the ▁prison ▁to ▁dis per se ▁by ▁force ▁the ▁milit ant ▁crow ds ▁gathered ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁volunte er ▁mart y rs . ▁ ▁This ▁action ▁by ▁Ca ec ilian ▁created ▁many ▁enemies ▁in ▁Car th age ▁who ▁were ▁sta unch ly ▁opposed ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Don at ism ▁after ▁Don atus ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁conference ▁held ▁at ▁Ar les ▁in ▁which ▁Don atus ' ▁appeal ▁failed , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁ 3 4 7 ▁ex iled ▁to ▁Ga ul ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 3 5 5 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁Don atus ' ▁ten ure ▁ended , ▁the ▁Don at ist ▁Church ▁was ▁the ▁dominant ▁Christian ▁Church ▁in ▁North ▁Africa ▁– ▁but ▁suffered ▁from ▁internal ▁diss ensions ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁aim ed ▁at ▁rein cor por ating ▁the ▁sect ▁and ▁thus ▁un ifying ▁North ▁African ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁The ▁Circ um cell ions ▁were ▁bands ▁of ▁nom adic ▁anti - R oman ▁reb els , ▁P unic - spe aking ▁band its ▁from ▁the ▁lower ▁str