Origin: Alexandria or its vicinity, probably Historical identity: Greek-speaking Egyptian / Eastern Roman Affiliation: Secular clergy / no religious order
Life and work
Patriarch of Alexandria and a principal figure in fifth-century Christological disputes. He defended the unity of Christ and the title Theotokos, especially at the Council of Ephesus.
Places and activities
Alexandria
412-444; with travel
Governed the Alexandrian church and wrote theology and biblical commentaries.
Years are historical biographical dates; an approximate label on a place record remains approximate.
Selected sourced locations; not a complete itinerary. All geographic coordinates are approximate.
Lifetime associations, not citizenship or a claim that all affiliations were held simultaneously.
Official modern biographical overview; not contemporary evidence for the saint's travels.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1908. Biographical article.
Primary letters in an older translated council collection; consult modern editions for textual questions.
Oxford University Press, 2011. Recommended reference; consult the relevant entry and its bibliography. Not treated as read evidence for individual seed claims.