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- Cyril became famous for his action at the Council of Ephesus. He tried to make the heretic Nestorius understand that Christ was truly God and man united as one person. He defended the teaching that Mary is the Mother of God and insisted on calling her Theotokos, a Greek name meaning “God-bearer” or “Mother of God.”
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May 17, 2017 · At another point Cyril paraphrases Genesis 2:7 to mean that the “Spirit put life into the one who had been formed.” Cyril, Commentary on John 1:32-33 (Maxwell 1:81). Adam, therefore, did not receive life by being ensouled, but by receiving the Holy Spirit.
Cyril of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Κύριλλος Ἀλεξανδρείας; Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲩ ⲁ̅ or ⲡⲓ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲕⲓⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ; c. 376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444.
Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Christian theologian and bishop active in the complex doctrinal struggles of the 5th century. He is chiefly known for his campaign against Nestorius, whose views on Christ’s nature were to be declared heretical. Cyril was named a doctor of the church in 1882.
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Jun 27, 2024 · Saint Cyril of Alexandria was instrumental in the Church’s doctrinal statement that there is one person but two natures in Christ. The practical implication of this teaching is that we believe that Jesus is truly God and truly human.
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THE THEOLOGY OF ST CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: A CRITICAL APPRECIATION. St Cyril of Alexandria is probably best remembered for his christological clash with Nestorius and, the editors suggest, being something of an ecclesiastical thug.
Chapter 5, “Cyril of Alexandria: The Twelve as Christian Scripture,” considers the meaning Cyril draws from the Minor Prophets as Christian scripture. For Cyril, the texts of the Twelve ground the identity of the church in Christ’s work, identifying those within the church as the single beneficiaries of the restoration effected in Christ ...
Jan 6, 2024 · St. Cyril of Alexandria by John A. McGuckin describes the turmoil of 5th century Christianity seeking to articulate its beliefs on the person of Christ. The policies of the Theodosian dynasty and the conflicting interests of the patriarchal sees are set as the context of the controversy between Nestorius of Constantinople and Cyril of ...
