Festal Letters 13-30
ISBN: 9780813221854
Platform/Publisher: Project MUSE / The Catholic University of America Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Chapters; Download: Chapters
Subjects: Theology Doctrinal; Christian life; Christian saints;

Twenty-nine in all, these letters cover all but three of Cyril's years as a bishop. The first twelve were published in 2009 (Fathers of the Church 118). The present volume completes the set. Festal letters were used in Alexandria primarily to announce the beginning of Lent and the date of Easter. They also served a catechetical purpose, however, allowing the Patriarch an annual opportunity to write pastorally not just about issues facing the entire see, but also about the theological issues of the day.

PHILIP R. AMIDON is a Jesuit priest who earned his D. Phil. degree at Oxford University. He is currently Resident Assistant Professor at Creighton University. JOHN J. O'KEEFE is professor of historical theology at Creighton University. He earned his Ph.D. in Early Christian Studies from the Catholic University of America.

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