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# Theodoret

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Theodoret of Cyrus or Cyrrhus was a notable theologian of the School of Antioch, biblical commentator, and bishop of Cyrrhus (423–457). He participated in several 5th-century Christological controversies within the Eastern Roman Church that resulted in various ecumenical acts and schisms. Theodoret

##  Quotes by Theodoret

> [The sun by the action of heat makes wax moist and mud dry, hardening the one while it softens the other, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodoret/the-sun-by-the-action-of-heat-makes-wax-moist-and-mud-dry-hardening/)

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> [The doc­trine of the Church should be proven, not announced. There­fore show that the Scrip­tures teach these things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodoret/the-doc-trine-of-the-church-should-be-proven-not-announced-there-fore/)

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> [I have often come across convinced adepts of Greek mythology who mock our faith under the pretext that we do not say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodoret/i-have-often-come-across-convinced-adepts-of-greek-mythology-who-mock/)

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