Sainted Athanasias and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria

Commemorated on January 18

      Sainted Athanasias and Cyril, Archbishops of Alexandria, have a conjoined feast established to them in acknowledgement of the profound gratitude of Holy Church for their incessant lengthy labour in affirmation of the dogmas of the Orthodox faith and their zealous defense of such against heretical teachings.
      The account about Saint Athanasias is located under 2 May, and about Saint Cyril – under 9 June.

 

© 1996-2001 by translator Fr. S. Janos.