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Cyril Alexandria
| Father of the Church, Christian Egyptian exegete and polemicist Date of Birth: 01.01.0376 Country: Egypt |
Content:
- Early Life and Education:
- Conflict with Constantinople:
- Rise to Power:
- Confrontation with Nestorius:
- Hypatia's Murder:
- Legacy:
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Cyril of Alexandria: A Father of the Church and Defender of Orthodoxy
Early Life and Education:
The precise details of Cyril's birth and education remain uncertain.
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He was likely born in the late 4th century in Egypt and belonged to the illustrious Alexandrian theological dynasty that ruled the city's archbishopric for generations.
Conflict with Constantinople:
As the nephew of Theophilus, Cyril inherited his family's rivalry with the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
He openly opposed the appointment of George of Nazianzus as Archbishop of Constantinople and later joined forces with Theophilus to depose Patriarch John Chrysostom. Cyril's animosity toward Chrysostom was so profound that he famously