Why was Archbishop of Carthage, Cyriacus, arrested?

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[R]efused to perform uncanonical consecration, and for this reason some of his flock accused him before the Saracenic emir, who tortured him in a cruel manner.

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Another side to ecclesiastical appointment was the increasingly common pattern [...] in which the appointment of church officials was confirmed by Muslim authorities. This not only entailed frequent intrigue and cajoling at the caliphal court but also the accordance of caliphal decrees in exchange for payment.

This is from page 117 of A Common Justice: The Legal Allegiances of Christians and Jews Under Early Islam by Simonsohn. Google Books link

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