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1 day ago · Cyril rose to become Patriarch of Alexandria in 412 and, against the Patriarch of Constantinople, Nestorius — who taught that two separate persons co-existed in the incarnate Lord, one human and one divine — set out the claim that Christ was a single person, fully human and fully divine.
3 days ago · Toward the end of her life, Hypatia advised Orestes, the Roman prefect of Alexandria, who was in the midst of a political feud with Cyril, the bishop of Alexandria. Rumors spread accusing her of preventing Orestes from reconciling with Cyril and, in March 415 AD, she was murdered by a mob of Christians led by a lector named Peter.
5 days ago · Cyril (827-869) and Methodius (826-885) were brothers, born in Thessalonica, in northeastern Greece. They became priests and monks, but were soon called upon to be missionaries. Their first journey took them to the Khazars, a semi-nomadic Turkic people who lived in lands around and between the Black and Caspian Seas, which today include Ukraine ...
4 days ago · The Council of Ephesus (431)—led by St. Cyril, patriarch of Alexandria (reigned 412–444) and nephew of Athanasius—condemned an extreme Antiochene Christology taught by Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople.
5 days ago · This emphasis on the personal divine identity of Christ, based on the doctrine of St. Cyril of Alexandria (5th century), does not imply the denial of his humanity. The anthropology (doctrine of humankind) of the Eastern Fathers does not view the individual as an autonomous being but rather implies that communion with God makes the individual ...
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2 days ago · He’s familiar with the program because he served as a missionary two years ago. “It teaches kids that faith doesn’t have to be boring; it can be fun and engaging,” said the seminarian, who is spending a pastoral year assisting the parish. Nine parishes in the Diocese of Davenport have or are hosting week-long Totus Tuus programs this ...
4 days ago · Like Athanasius or Cyril of Alexandria, Irenaeus is a hugely important figure in historical theology and Christology, and deserves to be more widely read by the broader Catholic public. I can only rejoice that he is named a Doctor of the Church.
