'''St. Cyril of Jerusalem''' (b. 315, died March 18, 386) grew up in the fourth century when the heretics of Arianism threatened the Holy See's existence. ''"Make your fold with the sheep; flee from the wolves: depart not from the Church,"'' Cyril admonished all who would leave [[Christianity]]. He was a strong [[Catholic]] leader in the face of fierce adversity from internal and external forces. He was a deacon, priest then Bishop of [[Jerusalem]], an important position in the hierarchy of the early [[Church]]. His Catecheses remain valuable as examples of the ritual and theology of the Church in the mid-fourth century. <ref>[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintOfDay/default.asp?id=1326 St. Cyril of Jerusalem] American Catholic</ref> Cyril is only one of thirty-three to be called [[Doctor of the Church]]. | '''St. Cyril of Jerusalem''' (b. 315, died March 18, 386) grew up in the fourth century when the heretics of Arianism threatened the Holy See's existence. ''"Make your fold with the sheep; flee from the wolves: depart not from the Church,"'' Cyril admonished all who would leave [[Christianity]]. He was a strong [[Catholic]] leader in the face of fierce adversity from internal and external forces. He was a deacon, priest then Bishop of [[Jerusalem]], an important position in the hierarchy of the early [[Church]]. His Catecheses remain valuable as examples of the ritual and theology of the Church in the mid-fourth century. <ref>[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintOfDay/default.asp?id=1326 St. Cyril of Jerusalem] American Catholic</ref> Cyril is only one of thirty-three to be called [[Doctor of the Church]]. |