Letter to Photius

Epistula ad Photium

Cyril of Alexandria · c. 412–444 AD · PG 77

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1To Photius
2Epistle rem early
3Epistle rem mid
4Epistle rem close

Author

Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376–444 AD) — Bishop of Alexandria from 412. He led the case against Nestorius at the Council of Ephesus in 431, defending the title Mother of God and the single person of Christ, and wrote long commentaries on both Testaments.

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About this text

Cyril of Alexandria, Epistula ad Photium presbyterum (Greek).

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To Photius§1

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1If the two natures become mixed into one, happening to be heteroousios, neither is saved, but both having been mixed disappeared.

Greek · §1

Epistula ad Photium presbyterum Τοῦ αὐτοῦ πρὸς Φώτιον πρεσβύτερονἈλεξανδρείας· Εἰ δὲ κέκρανται αἱ δύο φύσεις εἰς μῖξιν μίαν, ἑτεροούσιοι τυγχάνουσαι, οὐδ' ὁποτέρα σώζεται, ἀλλ' ἀμφότεραι συγχυθεῖσαι ἠφανίσθησαν.

Epistle rem early§2

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2If the two natures become mixed into one, happening to be heteroousios, neither is saved, but both having been mixed disappeared.

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Epistle rem mid§3

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3If the two natures become mixed into one, happening to be heteroousios, neither is saved, but both having been mixed disappeared.

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Epistle rem close§4

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4If the two natures become mixed into one, happening to be heteroousios, neither is saved, but both having been mixed disappeared.

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