Festal letters

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by  Saint Cyril of Alexandria (Amidon

THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
VOLUME 127
THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
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ST. CYRIL OF
ALEXANDRIA
FESTAL LETTERS 13–30
Translated by
PHILIP R. AMIDON, S.J.
Creighton University
Edited with notes by
JOHN J. O’KEEFE
Creighton University
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cyril, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, ca. 370–444.
[Correspondence. English. Selections]
Festal letters 1–12 / St. Cyril of Alexandria ; translated by
Philip R. Amidon ; introduction and notes by John J. O’Keefe.
p. cm. — (The Fathers of the church : a new translation ; v. 118)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 978-0-8132-0118-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Cyril, Saint,
Patriarch of Alexandria, ca. 370–444—Correspondence.
2. Christian saints—Egypt—Alexandria—Correspondence.
3. Christian life—Early works to 1800. 4. Theology, Doctrinal—
Early works to 1800. I. Title. II. Series.
BR65.C952E5 2008
270.2092—dc22
2008029287
Festal letters 13–30; ISBN 978-0-8132-2184-7
CONTENTS
Abbreviations and Notes to Reader vii
Select Bibliography ix
FESTAL LETTERS 13–30
Festal Letter Thirteen 3
Festal Letter Fourteen 15
Festal Letter Fifteen 29
Festal Letter Sixteen 43
Festal Letter Seventeen 58
Festal Letter Eighteen 74
Festal Letter Nineteen 88
Festal Letter Twenty 100
Festal Letter Twenty-One 109
Festal Letter Twenty-Two 115
Festal Letter Twenty-Three 126
Festal Letter Twenty-Four 135
Festal Letter Twenty-Five 146
Festal Letter Twenty-Six 154
Festal Letter Twenty-Seven 166
Festal Letter Twenty-Eight 176
Festal Letter Twenty-Nine 187
Festal Letter Thirty 196
APPENDIX AND INDICES
Appendix: Dates of Easter 209
General Index 211
Index of Holy Scripture 215

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