Cyril
the name of three saints or of the Christian Church. fathers of Cyril of Jerusalem, born there about of Cæsarea, by whose artifices he was more than once deposed from his epis- copal dignity. He died in 386 or 388. There are extant some writings com- Jerusalem. He engaged in a warm controversy with Acacius, the Arian Bishop more than once deposed from his episand in 350 or 351 became Patriarch of trov of Cæsarea, by whose artifices he was copal dignity. He died in 386 or 388.
There are extant some writings composed by him.
Cyril of Alexandria was educated by as Patriarch. In this position his amviolent quarrels. At the head of the bitious spirit brought the Christians into violent quarrels. At the head of the andria, and in A. D. 412 succeeded him populace he assailed the Jews, destroyed bitious spirit brought the Christians into y 500 furious monks. The assassination of Hypatia took place, it is said, at their houses and drove them out of the his instigation. His quarrel with. Nescity. Orestes, the prefect, having complained of such violence, was attacked by torius and with John, Patriarch of Antioch, regarding the two-fold nature of Christ, convulsed the Church, and much blood was shed between the rival factions at the Council of Ephesus in 431, the emperor having at last to send troops to disperse them. Cyril closed his restless career in 444.
St. Cyril, "the Apostle of the Slavs," a native of Thessalonica. He converted St. Cyril, "the Apostle of the Slavs," and the Bulgarians, about A. D. 860. He died about 868. He was the inventor the Cyrillian Letters, which the Chazars, a people of Hunnish stock, able perceptions; and the true philoso- their name from him, and is probably sure. The chief sucpher was one who actively and successfully pursued pleasure . cessors of Aristippus were Theodorus, as evil. The chief good, according to him, was the greatest number of agree- able perceptions; and the true philosobecame the founder of a sect known respectively as the Theodoran, Hegesian, and Annicerian schools. As cynicism was the forerunner of stoicism, so cyrenaicism likewise paved the way the author of the Apologies which bear his name.