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Cyril of Jerusalem
c. 313 – 386 · b. Jerusalem · Bishop of Jerusalem
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Bishop of Jerusalem. His Catechetical Lectures are a primary witness to fourth-century baptismal preparation and liturgy.
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Common questions
- Who was Cyril of Jerusalem?
- Cyril of Jerusalem (313–386) — Bishop of Jerusalem. His Catechetical Lectures are a primary witness to fourth-century baptismal preparation and liturgy.
- Who did Cyril of Jerusalem meet?
- Gregory of Nazianzus.
- Who did Cyril of Jerusalem oppose?
- Arius.
Sources for biography
- Cyril, Catecheses primary
- Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 112 primary
- Socrates Scholasticus, Hist. Eccl. 2.38, 5.8 primary
documented connections(2)
- Both attended the First Council of Constantinople in 381; Cyril is listed among the 150 fathers and Gregory presided briefly over the council.Acta of the First Council of Constantinople (381) · Theodoret, Hist. Eccl. 5.8-9
- opposed AriusCyril's Catechetical Lectures defend the Nicene faith and oppose Arian subordinationism, and he subscribed the Nicene-Constantinopolitan creed at the council of 381.Cyril of Jerusalem, Catecheses 4.7; 11; 15 · Theodoret, Hist. Eccl. 2.26