Cyril of Alexandria and the Nestorian controversy [electronic resource] : the making of a saint and of a heretic / Susan Wessel.

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Wessel, Susan

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TextSeries: Oxford early Christian studiesPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 365 p.)ISBN:

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Summary: Susan Wessel recounts the historical and cultural process by which Cyril of Alexandria was elevated to canonical status while his opponent, Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, was turned into a heretic. She argues that it was Cyril's mastery of rhetoric and politics alike which ensured his victory over his adversary.

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Susan Wessel recounts the historical and cultural process by which Cyril of Alexandria was elevated to canonical status while his opponent, Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, was turned into a heretic. She argues that it was Cyril's mastery of rhetoric and politics alike which ensured his victory over his adversary.

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