Feast day: June 27

Saint Cirilo de Alejandría

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on June 27.

  • Feast day: June 27
  • Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 376 en Alejandría en la actual Egipto
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Cirilo de Alejandría

Saint Cirilo de Alejandría is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for June 27.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Cirilo de Alejandría

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Biography and witness

Saint Cirilo de Alejandría appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on June 27.

Original martyrology note

San Cirilo, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia, que elegido para ocupar la sede de Alejandría, en Egipto, trabajó con empeño para mantener íntegra la fe católica, y en el Concilio de Éfeso defendió los dogmas de la unidad de persona en Cristo y la divina maternidad de la Virgen María.

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Short prayer

Saint Cirilo de Alejandría, pray for me.

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