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During this time in the history of [[Alexandria]], the forces of the Church had entered the city under the command of the Emperor [[Theodosius I]] to destroy all non-christian worship. It was one of these mobs that set upon Hypatia of Alexandria at the behest of Cyril of Alexandria.  They stripped the her of her clothing and bludgeoned her with clay pots, and then dragged her through the streets to one of the temples, where they used the shards of the broken pottery to flay her alive.  A fire was built and her twitching dismembered limbs were thrown in..

During this time in the history of [[Alexandria]], the forces of the Church had entered the city under the command of the Emperor [[Theodosius I]] to destroy all non-christian worship. It was one of these mobs that set upon Hypatia of Alexandria at the behest of Cyril of Alexandria.  They stripped the her of her clothing and bludgeoned her with clay pots, and then dragged her through the streets to one of the temples, where they used the shards of the broken pottery to flay her alive.  A fire was built and her twitching dismembered limbs were thrown in..

[[John of Nikiu]] related later that "all the people surrounded the patriarch Cyril and named him 'the new Theophilus'; for he had destroyed the last remains of idolatry in the city".  It was for this act of purification that Cyril of Alexandria was later appointed to the position of [[Doctor of the Church]] and [[canonized]] as St. Cyril of Alexandria.

[[John of Nikiu]] related later that "all the people surrounded the patriarch Cyril and named him 'the new Theophilus'; for he had destroyed the last remains of idolatry in the city". {{Fact}} It was for this act of purification that Cyril of Alexandria was later appointed to the position of [[Doctor of the Church]] and [[canonized]] as St. Cyril of Alexandria.

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