Christian mythology

A selection of Christian Martyrs, Hermits & Virgins

St. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM

Christian Saint

Highly respected theologian of Jerusalem and venerated Doctor of the Church

. He publicized his ‘Holy City’ as the pilgrimage center for all of Christendom.

Part of his publicity campaign was the sighting related thus:

“A vast luminous body in the form of a cross appeared in the heavens, just over Holy Golgotha, reaching as far as the Holy Mount of Olives, seen not by one or two persons, but clearly and evidently by the whole city?”

He was also very keen on baptism and wrote twenty-three catechetical lectures appertaining to the same.

St. Cyril of Jerusalem Facts and Figures

Name: Cyril of Jerusalem
Pronunciation: Coming soon
Alternative names:

Gender: Male
Type: Saint
Birth and Death Dates: 315-386
Celebration or Feast Day: March 18th

Role: Unknown at present

Good/Evil Rating: Unknown at present
Popularity index: 1114

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Article last revised on April 07, 2019 by the Godchecker data dwarves.
Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders

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