Saints of Orthodoxy

St. CyrilArchbishop of Jerusalem

Holy Hierarch· Gold: Colour of the kings

“An intense famine struck Jerusalem, and Saint Cyril expended all his wealth in charity.”
St. Cyril Archbishop of Jerusalem

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

315

Jerusalem, Holy Land

Death

386

Jerusalem, Holy Land

Life path

  • Monk
  • Patriarch
  • Author
  • Distributed possessions

Undertakings & Callings

  • 2nd Ecumenical Council
  • Defending the faith
  • Preaching
  • Asceticism

Sufferings

  • Slander
  • Imprisonment
  • Exile

Eras

  • Arian heresy
  • Macedonian heresy

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