Cyril of Jerusalem

313–315 to 386 · Doctor 1882

Origin: Jerusalem or its vicinity
Historical identity: Greek-speaking Roman Palestine
Affiliation: Secular clergy / no religious order

Life and work

Bishop and catechist of Jerusalem, remembered for instruction on Christian initiation and the liturgy. Repeated exile interrupted his ministry amid the doctrinal conflicts of the fourth century.

Places and activities

Jerusalem

c. 348-386; interrupted by exile

Led the church and taught candidates preparing for baptism.

Benedict XVI: Cyril of Jerusalem

Constantinople

381

Participated in the Second Ecumenical Council.

Benedict XVI: Cyril of Jerusalem

Catholic Encyclopedia

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Cyril of Jerusalem

Primary sources

Further reading

Wikipedia

Cyril of Jerusalem

Dates and research notes

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 text or author archive. Its presence in the bibliography does not by itself support every map claim.

Oxford University Press, 2011. Recommended reference; consult the relevant entry and its bibliography. Not treated as read evidence for individual seed claims.

Updated 2026-11-01