St. Cyril of Alexandria was a staunch and tireless witness to Jesus Christ, the Word of God incarnate, emphasizing his unity, which he reiterated in his first letter to Bishop Succensus in 433 ...

Recently I commented briefly on the new edition of Fr. John McGuckin’s study, Saint Cyril of Alexandria and the Christological Controversy, on the occasion of its being reviewed by First Things ...

That problem aside, John McGuckin’s Saint Cyril of Alexandria and the Christological Controversy is a book to be welcomed and recommended.

On June 27, Roman Catholics will honor St. Cyril of Alexandria. An Egyptian bishop and theologian, he is best known for his role in the Council of Ephesus, where the Church confirmed that Christ ...

Venerated as a saint in the east and in the west, Cyril in 1882 was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII. We know little about his life before his election to the see of Alexandria.

Nephew of Theophilus, Cyril, probably born in Alexandria of Egypt between 370 and 380, received a good cultural and theological education. On the death of his uncle Theophilus in 412, Cyril, still ...