Saint Cyril

Saint Cyril may refer to:

  • Saint Cyril the Philosopher, believed to have co-invented the Glagolitic alphabet, the first Slavic alphabet, and translated the Bible into Old Church Slavonic
  • Saint Cyril of Alexandria (ca. 376 – 444), Patriarch of Alexandria
  • Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (ca. 313 – 386), theologian and bishop
  • Saint Cyril of Turaw (1130 – 1182), Belorussian bishop and orthodox saint

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