Cyril of Alexandria

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Christian bishop Christian theologian Church Father Patriarch of Alexandria saint

Cyril of Alexandria was a prominent 5th-century Patriarch and theologian best known for his central role in the Christological controversies of his time, especially the Council of Ephesus and the condemnation of Nestorianism.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Saint Cyril of Alexandria	2
St. Cyril of Alexandria	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian bishop ⓘ Christian theologian ⓘ Church Father ⓘ Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ saint ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Christological controversies of the 5th century ⓘ
birthDate	c. 376 ⓘ
birthPlace	Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Alexandria
century	5th century ⓘ
conflictWith	Orestes, prefect of Alexandria ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
deathDate	444 ⓘ
deathPlace	Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Alexandria
denomination	Eastern Christianity ⓘ
endTime	444 (as Patriarch of Alexandria) ⓘ
era	Patristic period ⓘ
feastDay	27 June (Roman Catholic Church) ⓘ 9 June (Eastern Orthodox Church, with Athanasius of Alexandria) ⓘ
honorificTitle	Doctor of the Church ⓘ
influenced	Byzantine theology ⓘ Council of Chalcedon ⓘ surface form: Council of Chalcedon Christology Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Christology
influencedBy	Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ Basil of Caesarea ⓘ surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
knownFor	Christological theology emphasizing the unity of Christ’s person ⓘ defense of the title Theotokos for the Virgin Mary ⓘ leading role in the Council of Ephesus ⓘ opposition to Nestorianism ⓘ
languageOfWork	Greek ⓘ
opposed	Nestorius ⓘ surface form: Nestorius of Constantinople
participatedIn	Council of Ephesus ⓘ
positionHeld	Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Alexandria
religion	Christianity ⓘ
startTime	412 (as Patriarch of Alexandria) ⓘ
succeeded	Theophilus ⓘ surface form: Theophilus of Alexandria
supportedDoctrine	Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Theotokos (Mary as Mother of God) hypostatic union of Christ’s divinity and humanity ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Alexandrian theology ⓘ surface form: Alexandrian school of theology
traditionallyVeneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
wroteWork	Nestorius ⓘ surface form: Against Nestorius Anathemas against Nestorius ⓘ Commentary on the Gospel of John ⓘ Commentary on the Gospel of Luke ⓘ Letters to Nestorius ⓘ Scholia on the Incarnation of the Only-Begotten ⓘ
yearOfEvent	431 (Council of Ephesus) ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anaphora of Saint Cyril (Coptic form) → associatedSaint → Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Cyril of Alexandria

Council of Ephesus → attendedBy → Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ

Third Ecumenical Council → attendedBy → Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ

Doctor of the Church → includes → Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Cyril of Alexandria

Liturgy of Saint Cyril (Liturgy of Saint Mark) → namedAfter → Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ

subject surface form: Liturgy of Saint Cyril

this entity surface form: Saint Cyril of Alexandria

Church Fathers → notableMember → Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ

John of Antioch → opponent → Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ

Nestorianism → opposedBy → Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ

Nestorius → opposedBy → Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ

Council of Ephesus → presidedOverBy → Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ

Third Ecumenical Council → presidedOverBy → Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ