St. Cyril of Alexandria (9 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop, Doctor of the Church, and fearless defender of the Incarnation, stands as one of the greatest champions of Catholic orthodoxy in Church history. Known as the “Doctor of the Incarnation”, St. Cyril fought relentlessly against the Nestorian heresy, which denied that Jesus Christ is one divine Person with two natures, and rejected the Blessed Virgin Mary as Theotokos — Mother of God. His uncompromising defense of truth culminated at the Council of Ephesus (431), where Nestorius was condemned and Catholic doctrine was solemnly defined. This reading from Fr. Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints covers: St. Cyril’s rise to the See of Alexandria His conflict with Nestorius and the Nestorian heresy The Council of Ephesus and the dogma of Mary as Mother of God His Eucharistic theology affirming the Real Presence His character, strengths, controversies, and enduring legacy St. Cyril’s writings leave no ambiguity about the Catholic faith concerning: The Incarnation The Holy Eucharist The unity of Christ’s divine and human natures In an age when old heresies return under new names, St. Cyril remains a towering witness to doctrinal clarity, apostolic courage, and fidelity to Sacred Tradition. 📅 Feast Day: February 9 📖 Source: Butler’s Lives of the Saints ✝️ Doctor of the Universal Church 0:00 Introduction – St. Cyril of Alexandria 0:20 Doctor of the Incarnation Explained 1:01 Bishop of Alexandria and Early Controversies 1:43 Hypatia and the Turmoil of Alexandria 2:53 Background of Nestorian Heresy 3:22 Mary as Mother of God Defended 3:47 Appeal to Pope St. Celestine I 4:19 Council of Ephesus (431) 5:27 St. Cyril Vindicated and Restored 5:48 Legacy and Defense of Orthodoxy 6:49 Doctor of the Universal Church 7:17 Eucharistic Theology of St. Cyril 8:33 The Real Presence Explained 9:00 Final Assessment of His Life and Writings https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StCyrilOfAlexandria #CatholicSaints #ChurchFathers #DoctorOfTheChurch #CouncilOfEphesus #Theotokos #MotherOfGod #Incarnation #CatholicDoctrine #Eucharist #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicTradition