Saints who resisted heresy
St Cyril of Jerusalem
Thrice driven from his see under Arian ascendancy; catechist of the Church.
- Period
- †386
- Witness
- Archbishop of Jerusalem
- Controversy
- Arianism and the Trinity
Witness under persecution
What this saint faced
Thrice driven from his see under Arian ascendancy; catechist of the Church.
Exile, imprisonment or torture
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