Saint Cyril of Constantinople

Memorial

• 6 March

Profile

Priest. Teacher. Prior. Known to have had a great devotion to Our Lady. Delegate from emperor to the papal court. Worked for the union of the Greek and Latin Churches. When he became persecuted by the Patriarch of Constantinople, he retired to Mount Carmel and became a Carmelite. Prior of three years, and chosen General of the Carmelites. Had the gift of prophecy. Wrote a work on the procession of the Holy Ghost. Earlier writers often confused him with Saint Cyril of Alexandria.

Born

• 1126 at Constantinople

Died

• 1224 of natural causes

Additional Information

• Catholic Encyclopedia
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Wikipedia
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Cyril of Constantinople”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 March 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-cyril-of-constantinople/>