Optional Memorial
Saint Cyril of Alexandria
- Feast day
- June 27
- Origin
- Egyptian
Life
Cyril of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria and a Doctor of the Church who played a decisive role at the Council of Ephesus in 431, defending the title Theotokos (Mother of God) for the Blessed Virgin Mary against Nestorianism.
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