Bishop and Doctor of the Church · Remembered on March 18
St. Cyril of Jerusalem
St. Cyril of Jerusalem is remembered on March 18 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | March 18 |
|---|---|
| Title | Bishop and Doctor of the Church |
| Died | c. 386 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
Bishop of Jerusalem through the worst of the Arian troubles — exiled three times, sixteen of his thirty-five years as bishop spent away from his see — and a shepherd who once sold church treasures to feed the starving, and was prosecuted for it.
His Catechetical Lectures, delivered in the Holy Sepulchre to candidates for baptism, walk step by step through the Creed and the sacraments: the finest window we have into how the fourth-century Church made Christians.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Cyril of Jerusalem. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Cyril of Jerusalem keeps March 18 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of March.
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