“the Christians, who, they say, brought disaster upon Rome by abandoning the old gods.

“If the nature which He received had not had a human mind, then the one who entered into battle with the devil was God Himself; and it was therefore God Who gained the victory. But if God was victorious, then I, who did not participate in this victory at all, do not receive any benefit from it. Therefore I cannot rejoice over it, for I would then be boasting of someone else’s trophies.

Saint Cyril of Alexandria ›

Holy Father of the Church

Direct quote

“if he would believe in the God in whom they believed, his son would be healed

“satanophany

“ωμοιώθη η βασιλεία των ουρανών ανθρώπω βασιλεί, ος ηθέλησε συνάραι λόγον μετά των δούλων αυτού

“the faithful had shown indifference to the memory of the fallen defender