Saint
Cyril of Antioch
Bishop of Antioch
Bishop of Antioch, who died around the year 306 in the time of Diocletian.
Life
Cyril of Antioch is remembered as bishop of Antioch in Syria, who died around the year 306, in the time of Diocletian. The only surviving source for him is very short, so no details are known about his deeds or his end.
The Church honours him as one of the hierarchs of the early centuries who shepherded during the great persecutions. The name Cyril comes from Greek and means “of the Lord”.
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