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Title
Incarnational History: Cyril Of Scythopolis’s Hagiography As A Record Of The Perpetual Incarnation
Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
January 2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
First Advisor
Leonidas Pittos
Abstract
This thesis examines the work of one sixth-century hagiographer known as Cyril of
Scythopolis. After establishing the historical context in which Cyril wrote, the thesis moves to
uncover and describe Cyril’s creation of an “incarnational” philosophy of history which allowed
him to champion the Council of Chalcedon (451) and condemn the Second Origenist heresy
through the authorship of Christian encomia. After identifying Cyril’s unique philosophy of
history, the thesis considers how Cyril brings such history to life in the vitae of his two most
famous abbots, Euthymius the Great and Sabas the Sanctified.
Recommended Citation
Manos, Michael, "Incarnational History: Cyril Of Scythopolis’s Hagiography As A Record Of The Perpetual Incarnation" (2020). Wayne State University Theses. 790.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_theses/790