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Cyril of Alexandria on “Wool and Linen”
Traditio, 1944Treating of the passage in Exodus which prescribes, among the holy vestments for Aaron and his sons, “linen breeches, to cover the flesh of their nakedness from the reins to the thighs,” Cyril of Alexandria remarks:Their breeches are of linen, an excellent covering for the ugliness and unseemliness about the thighs.
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Cyril of Alexandria and the Apis Bull
Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient ChristianityAbstract In this article, I argue that the place of the Apis bull in Cyril of Alexandria’s thought and his depiction of it demonstrate the continual impression of local religion on Egyptian Christians despite the on-going process of Alexandria’s Christianization.
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Violence in the Early Years of Cyril of Alexandria’s Episcopate
2014The author discusses the violence in the early years of Cyril of Alexandria's episcopate. Cyril, the archbishop of Alexandria from 412 till his death in 444, has been described as a saint by some and as a villain by others. The turbulent beginning of his tenure as bishop is partly responsible for negative assessments, but, his attitude and actions ...
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The Church in the commentaries of St Cyril of Alexandria
International journal for the Study of the Christian Church, 2007The Church of Alexandria was a highly centralized institution, reflecting Alexandria's civil status rather than an ecclesiology comparable to that of Rome.
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