DOCTOR
Saint Cyril of Alexandria
Bishop, Doctor of the Church
Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Doctor of the Incarnation, declared a Doctor of the Church.
background
Saint Cyril (c. 376-444), patriarch of Alexandria, led the Council of Ephesus (431) in defending the unity of Christ and the title Theotokos (Mother of God) for the Blessed Virgin Mary against Nestorius. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII in 1883.
summary
Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Doctor of the Incarnation, declared a Doctor of the Church.
doctor Title
Doctor of the Incarnation
feast Day
June 27