Cyril of Alexandria

Patriarchate of Alexandria from 412 to 444

b. 376 · d. 27 Jun 444

24th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria (Coptic line) · 412–c. 444

Cyril of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and was a major player in the Christological controversies of the late 4th and 5th centuries. He was a central figure in the Council of Ephesus in 431, which led to the deposition of Nestorius as Patriarch of Constantinople.

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