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Cyril of Jerusalem (Greek: Κύριλλος Α΄ Ἱεροσολύμων, Kýrillos A Ierosolýmon; Latin: Cyrillus Hierosolymitanus; c. 313 [3] – 386) was a theologian of the Early Church. About the end of AD 350, he succeeded Maximus as Bishop of Jerusalem, but was exiled on more than one occasion due to the enmity of Acacius of Caesarea ...
May 17, 2011 · St. Cyril on the Purpose of the Eucharist. St. Cyril of Alexandria ca. 376-444. Let them then, who of their folly have not yet admitted the faith in Christ, hear, Except ye eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink His Blood, ye have no life in you.
Before he set off on his fatal Persian expedition Julian appears to have issued certain instructions about the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. Whether the initiative for this came from the Jewish community, or was from the emperor himself, is unclear, the sources being as divided on this point as they are on the exact nature of the ...
which are ascribed to Cyril; however, the authenticity of these works is debatable. Among them a Coptic encomium on Mary Magdalen, a Sermo acephalus and the very interesting letter in Syriac on the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple.4 Cyril was probably born in Jerusalem, sometime between the years 315 and 320.
Its overall theme is the relationship between the city and its bishop and, in particular, Cyril’s efforts to promote Jerusalem as the Christian city par excellence, by employing Jerusalem’s religious symbols - the holy sites and the Cross.
- Jan Willem Drijvers
- September 29, 2004
Jan 6, 2024 · Cyril of Jerusalem by E.J. Yarnold S.J. provides full English translations, with explanatory commentary, of his important works. introduction covers Cyril's life; his historical and archaeological context; his theology; and contemporary doctrine and practice. Online available.
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Cyril of Jerusalem. (ca. 315–387) Bp. of Jerusalem and Greek Church Father. Cyril became bp. ca. 349, but was exiled on various occasions for his opposition to Arianism. Only excerpts from his main work, the Catechetical Homilies, survive in Syriac translation.
