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Hierarch · 5th century

Cyril Archbishop of Alexandria

Archbishop of Alexandria who presided at the Third Ecumenical Council and defended the Theotokos against Nestorius, confessing the one Christ, God and man.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Jan 18