St. Cyril of Jerusalem

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St. Cyril of Jerusalem was a 4th-century bishop and influential early Christian theologian renowned for his catechetical lectures and defense of orthodox doctrine during the Arian controversies.

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Cyril of Jerusalem 1
St. Cyril of Jerusalem canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian bishop
Church Father
Doctor of the Church
saint
theologian
appointedAsBishop c. 350
associatedWith Church of the Holy Sepulchre
surface form: Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
birthApproximateYear c. 313
birthCentury 4th century
birthPlace Jerusalem
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
councilRole participant at First Council of Constantinople (381)
countryOfBirth Roman Empire
deathApproximateYear 386
deathCentury 4th century
deathPlace Jerusalem
denomination Eastern Christianity
exiled multiple times during Arian conflicts
feastDay 18 March
31 March (some calendars)
knownFor Catechetical Lectures
Mystagogical Catecheses
defense of Nicene orthodoxy
pastoral catechesis of baptismal candidates
language Greek
participatedIn Arian controversy
positionHeld Patriarch of Jerusalem
surface form: Bishop of Jerusalem
predecessor Maximus III of Jerusalem
regionOfActivity Palestine
religion Christianity
see Jerusalem
successor John II of Jerusalem
supportedDoctrine Nicene Creed
theologicalFocus Christology
ecclesiology
sacramental theology
title Doctor of the Church
Saint
tookPartIn First Council of Constantinople
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Churches

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
wrote Catecheses
Mystagogical Catecheses
wroteAbout Holy Eucharist
surface form: Eucharist

God the Holy Spirit
surface form: Holy Spirit

baptism
creed
resurrection

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Doctor of the Church includes St. Cyril of Jerusalem
Acacius of Caesarea supportedDepositionOf St. Cyril of Jerusalem
this entity surface form: Cyril of Jerusalem