Today is the feast of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, died c. 387, priest and doctor. Poor Cyril. "Not orthodox enough for the orthodox and not Arian enough for the Arians," - William Jurgens, The Faith of the Early Fathers, vol. 1, p. 347. He was a priest in Jerusalem under St. Maximus, and while he understood the term "homoousious," he was reluctant to use it. Of a conciliatory temper, he ruled the spiritual side of the Holy Land well, but came into conflict with Acacius, the Arian bishop of nearby Caesarea, and was expelled three times from his see. But all's well that ends well: he took part in the council of Constantinople, which re-imposed the "homoousious" ("consubstantial", meaning of Jesus's nature with the Father) and served out his last years in peace.
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, pray for us.
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