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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. [1][2] He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the ...
St. Cyril of Alexandria (born c. 375—died June 27, 444; Western feast day June 27; Eastern feast day June 9) was a Christian theologian and bishop active in the complex doctrinal struggles of the 5th century. He is chiefly known for his campaign against Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, whose views on Christ ’s nature were to be declared ...
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Cyril is the monastic name the saint chose near the end of his life but he was born Constantine, the son of a military officer called Leo stationed in Thessaloniki; his mother may have been a Slav. He was a gifted linguist from an early age and was sent to Constantinople to further his education and study such languages as Syriac and Hebrew. Looked...
Cyril was then selected by the Byzantine emperor Michael III (r. 842-867 CE) for a mission to Moravia (the modern Czech Republic and Slovakia) to spread the Christian faith. No doubt his ability to speak Slavic was a point in his favour and it would certainly come in useful. Prince Rastislav (r. 846-870 CE), eager to establish his own independent c...
Cyril died in Rome in 867 CE on a mission to enlist the Pope's backing for his work in central Europe and to have some of his Slav disciples ordained. The traveller first presented the new pope, Hadrian II, with the relics of Saint Clement. The Moravians were then ordained and Slavonic scriptures donated to the church of St Maria and Praesepe. Cyri...
- Mark Cartwright
St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (June 27) Cyril was born at Alexandria, Egypt. He was nephew of the patriarch of that city, Theophilus. Cyril received a classical and theological education at Alexandria and was ordained by his uncle. He accompanied Theophilus to Constantinople in 403 and was present at the Synod of the ...
Saints Cyril and Methodius (respectively, born c. 827, Thessalonica, Theme of Thessalonica, Byzantine Empire (now in Greece)—died February 14, 869, Rome; born c. 815, Thessalonica—died April 6, 884, Moravia; feast day for both, February 14 [Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism] or May 11 [Eastern Orthodoxy]) were brothers who, for Christianizing the Danubian Slavs and for ...
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St. Cyril of Alexandria, born around 375 AD in the bustling city of Alexandria, emerged as one of the most influential figures in early Christian theology. Alexandria, a melting pot of cultures and religions, was a significant center of learning in the ancient world. The city's rich tapestry of Jewish, Greek, and early Christian thought ...
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St. Cyril of Alexandria, born around 375 AD in the bustling city of Alexandria, emerged as one of the most influential figures in early Christian theology. Alexandria, a melting pot of cultures and religions, was a significant center of learning in the ancient world. The city's rich tapestry of Jewish, Greek, and early Christian thought ...
