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Cyril of Alexandria

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Theodosios, Egypt

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Christian, Religion

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Cyril of Alexandria (Greek: Κύριλλος Ἀλεξανδρείας; c. 376 – 444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412. to 444. He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and was a leading protagonist in the Christological controversies of the later 4th and 5th centuries. He was a central figure in the First Council of Ephesus in 431, which led to the deposition of Nestorius as Patriarch of Constantinople.

Cyril is counted among the Church Fathers and the Doctors of the Church, and his reputation within the Christian world has resulted in his titles Pillar of Faith and Seal of all the Fathers, but Theodosius II, the Roman Emperor, condemned him for behaving like a "proud ph ...more

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	On the Unity of Christ by Cyril of Alexandria, John Anthony McGuckin (Editor) 4.34 avg rating — 700 ratings — published 429 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	تفسير سفر يونان النبي 4.17 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Commentary on John (Volume 1) (Ancient Christian Texts) by Cyril of Alexandria, David R. Maxwell (Translator), Joel C. Elowsky (Editor) 4.39 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	تفسير انجيل لوقا للقديس كيرلس الاسكندرى by Cyril of Alexandria, نصحي عبد الشهيد (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1859 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	شرح تجسد الابن الوحيد by Cyril of Alexandria, جورج حبيب بباوي (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1972 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	حوار حول الثالوث by Cyril of Alexandria, جوزيف موريس فلتس (Translator) 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	حوار حول الثالوث -ج1 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Lord's Prayer by Cyril of Alexandria, John Paul Abdelsayed, Robert Payne Smith 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	شرح إنجيل يوحنا - المجلد الأول ( الأصحاحات من 1 : 10 ) by Cyril of Alexandria, نصحي عبد الشهيد (Translator) 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	حوار حول الثالوث ج6 by Cyril of Alexandria, جوزيف موريس فلتس (Translator) 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink”
― St. Cyril of Alexandria, On the Lord's Prayer

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“S.Cyril elsewhere says, "As one therefore of the forsaken, in that He too like us partook of blood and flesh, He says, Why forsookest Thou Me? which was [the utterance] of one who was undoing the forsaking that had come upon us and as it were winning the Father to Himself and calling Him to good favour to us as to Himself first.”
― Cyril of Alexandria, On the Unity of Christ

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“Since the Holy Spirit when he is in us effects our being conformed to God, and he actually proceeds from the Father and Son, it is abundantly clear that he is of the divine essence, in it in essence and proceeding from it.”
― Cyril of Alexandria, Treasury of the Holy Trinity

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