Cyril of Alexandria (circa 376 – 444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril was a scholarly archbishop and a prolific writer. In the early years of his active life in the Christian Church he wrote several exegetical documents, including Commentaries on the Old Testament, Commentary on St. John’s Gospel and Dialogues on the Trinity.
Quotes by Cyril of Alexandria…
You who love instruction and are eager to listen, receive once again the sacred words: delight yourselves in the honey of wisdom, for it is written, “Good words are honeycombs and their sweetness is the healing of the soul.”
