Hierarch · 4th century
Cyril Archbishop of Jerusalem
Also known as Cyril of Jerusalem
A native of Jerusalem who became a presbyter and then archbishop of the city around 350. He is renowned for his catechetical lectures instructing those preparing for baptism, and he endured repeated exile amid the Arian controversies.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints