Cyril of Alexandria: Letters 51-110

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by  Cyril of Alexandria

THE FATHERS
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THE FATHERS
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ST. CYRIL
OF ALEXANDRIA
LETTERS 51-110
Translated by
JOHN I. McENERNEY
Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
(Revised for volume 2)
Cyril, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, ca. 370-444.
St. Cyril of Alexandria.
(The Fathers of the Church; v. 76-
Includes bibliographies and indices.
Contents: [I] I-SO - [2]SI-IIO.
I. Cyril, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, ca. 370-444-
2. Christian saints-Egypt-Alexandria-Correspondence.
I. McEnerney, John 1.,1913- II. Title.
III. Title: Saint Cyril of Alexandria. IV. Series:
Fathers of the Church; v. 76, etc.
BR60.F3c917 1987 270.21'092'4 [B] 8S-S692
ISBN 0-8132-0077-6 (v. 2)
ISBN-13 978-0-8132-1514-3 (pbk)
CONTENTS
Abbreviations IX
Select Bibliography XI
Letters
51 Sixtus, Bishop of Rome, to Cyril 3
52 Sixtus, Bishop of Rome, to John of Antioch 7
53 To Sixtus, Bishop of Rome (Fragments) II
54 To Eusebius, a priest at Antioch 12
55 To Anastasius, Alexander, Martinian, John,
Paregorius, the priest; Maximus the deacon and
other orthodox fathers of monks 15
56 To Gennadius, priest and archimandrite 37
57 To Maximus, a deacon at Antioch 39
58 To the same 41
59 To Aristolaus, the tribune 43
60 To the same 45
61 To John of Antioch 48
62 To the same 50
63 To the same 51
64 To Maximus, John and Thalassius, priests and
archimandrites 52
65 To Mosaeus of Aradus and Antaradus 54
66 John of Antioch, to Cyril 55
67 To John of Antioch and his synod 61
68 To Acacius of Melitene 65
69 To the same 66
70 To Lampon, a priest of Alexandria 68
71 To the Emperor Theodosius 70
72 To Proclus of Constantinople 72
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VI ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA
73 Rabbula of Edessa, to Cyril 75
74 To Rabbula of Edessa 77
74 (A lternate Version) 81
75 Atticus of Constantinople, to Cyril 83
76 To Atticus of Constantinople 86
77 To Domnus, Bishop of Antioch 92
78 Canonical Letter: Cyril to Domnus 94
79 To the bishops who are in Libya and Pentapolis 97
80 To Optimus, the bishop 99
81 To the monks at Scitis 105
82 To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium 107
83 To Calosyrius, Bishop of Arsinoe 109
84 To Euoptius, Bishop of Ptolemais 113
85 To the synod at Carthage 116
86 To Pope Leo (Spurious) 118
87 The Prologue concerning the calculation of
Easter (Spurious) 122
88 Hypatia to Cyril (Spurious) 130
89 To John of Antioch 132
90 To the same 133
91 To the same on behalf of Theodore 135
91 (Alternate Version) 138
92 To Acacius of Beroea 141
93 To Maximian of Constantinople 145
94 To Maximian (Fragment) 147
95 Document of Cyril and of Memnon, Bishop of
Ephesus, to the Council of Ephesus 148
96 The list of gifts sent to those at Constantinople 151
97 A letter to the Emperor Theodosius (Fragments) 154
98 To Photius, a priest (Fragment) 155
99 To the monks at Constantinople (Fragment) 156
100 The first letter to the monks at Constantinople
on the faith 157
101 To Rabbula of Edessa 160
102 To John of Antioch (Fragments) 164
103 To the same (Fragment) 166
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104 To the same (Fragments)
105 To Dalmatius, a priest and abbot (Fragment)
106 To Victor, the monk (Fragment)
107 Memorandum to Victor, the monk
108 To Komarius and Potamon, bishops, and to
Victor, the monk
109 To the same
110 To Sinuthius (Fragments)
Appendices
1 Letter of Sixtus, Bishop of Rome, to Cyril
2 Proposal of Acacius of Beroea and John of
Antioch sent to Cyril
3 Letter of John of Antioch, to Cyril
4 Letter of Epiphanius to Maximian of
Constantinople 188
5 To the synod at Carthage (Alternate Version of
Letter 85) 193
Indices
General Index 197
Index of Holy Scripture 201

ABBREVIATIONS
SERIES PUBLICATIONS
CCL Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina. Turn
hout, 1953 -.
CSCO Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orienta
lium. Louvain, 1903-.
CSEL Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latino
rum. Vienna and Leipzig, 1910-.
FOTC The Fathers of the Church. New York and
Washington D.C., 1947-.
PG Patrologiae Cursus Completus. Series Graeca.
Ed.]. P. Migne. Paris, 1857-1866.
PO Patrologia Orientalis. Ed. R. Graffin and F.
Nau. Paris, 1903-.
TU Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte
der Altchristlichen Literatur. Berlin, 1882 -.
REFERENCE WORKS AND DICTIONARIES
ACO Acta Conciliorum Oecumenicorum. Ed. E.
Schwartz. Berlin, 1914-.
CCHS A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture. Ed. B.
Orchard and E. Sutcliff. New York, 1953.
CPG Clavis Patrum Graecorum. Ed. M. Geerard. 4 vol
umes. 3 (1979)' Brepols-Turnout, 1974-1983.
CPL Clavis Patrum Latinorum. 2d edition. Ed. E.
Dekkers and E. Gaar. Steenbrugge, 1961.
fBC TheferomeBiblicalCommentary. Ed. R. E. Brown,
]. A. Fitzmyer, R. E. Murphy. New Jersey, 1968.
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