Cyril of Alexandria

noun

1. Cyril of Alexandria, Saint?375444MGreekRELIGION: theologianRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: saint Saint. ?375–444 ad , Christian theologian and patriarch of Alexandria. Feast day: June 27 or June 9

Example Sentences

As late as the fourth and fifth centuries, bishops and theologians as eminent as Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose of Milan, Augustine and Cyril of Alexandria felt free to denounce private wealth as a form of theft and stored riches as plunder seized from the poor.

From New York Times

Christianity was on the rise and bent on stamping out pagan ideas, and Hypatia was despised by the local bishop, Cyril of Alexandria, who hated her for her friendship with the governor and the different worldview she represented.

From Salon

Cyril of Alexandria, St., 31, 119, 247.

From Project Gutenberg

St. Cyril, of Alexandria, piously lusted after temporal power, and, as the patriotic Novitians obstructed his designs, he closed their churches, took forcible possession of their sacred utensils, plundered the dwelling of Theapentus, their bishop; and then seizing on the Jewish synagogue, drove the Jews from the city and pillaged their houses.

From Project Gutenberg

Cyril of Alexandria dies, § 47, 6.

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