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Triphyllius

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Saint Tryphillius
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Saint
Bornunknown
Constantinople, (present-day Istanbul)
Died370
Leucosia, Cyprus
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast13 June (Western calendar)

Saint Triphyllius (Greek: Τριφύλλιος, romanizedTryphyllios; also spelled Tryphillius, Triphylius) was born in Constantinople in the early fourth century. He was educated in law at the school of Beirut. He converted to Christianity and was named bishop of Nicosia. Triphyllius was a follower of Saint Spyridon of Trimythous. He was also an ardent supporter of St. Athanasius of Alexandria against the Arians, and consequently he was persecuted by them. St. Jerome considered him one of the most eloquent Church figures of the era.[1][2][3][4]

Monument to Spyridon of Trimythus in Crimea, Ukraine. The authors are Boris Krylov and Oles Sydoruk.

References

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  1. ^ Orthodox Church in America. "St Triphyllius the Bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia) in Cyprus". Lives of the Saints. Orthodox Church in America. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "SAINT TRIPHYLLIUS". St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, McKinney, Texas. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "St. Triphyllius, bishop of Leucosia (Nicosia) Cyprus". stjohndc.org. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "St. Triphyllius". Saints and angels. catholic.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2013.