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Cyrillus or Cyril is the name of several historic figures:

Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century theologian
Saint Cyril of Alexandria, 4th century patriarch of Alexandria
Cyrillus, 5th century Greek jurist
Saint Cyril, 9th century Greek archbishop of Great Moravia, believed to have co-invented the Glagolitic alphabet, the first Slavic alphabet, and translated the Bible into a Slavic language referred to as Old Church Slavonic
Cyril of Turaw, 12th century Belarusian Orthodox Christian bishop and theologian
Sir Cyril Burt, 20th century psychologist
Another name of Nikita the Furrier
Cyril Takayama, a Japanese American illusionist
Cyril Sneer, the fictional villain aardvark of the 1980s cartoon series The Racoons.
St. Cyril's Monastery, a monastery in Kiev, Ukraine.

The name Cyril is derived from Greek Κύριλλος (Kyrillos - lordly, masterful), related to kyrios - lord, master.

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 * Saint [[Cyril of Alexandria]], 4th century patriarch of Alexandria
 * [[Cyrillus]], 5th century Greek jurist
-* [[Saint Cyril]], 9th century archbishop of Great Moravia, believed to have co-invented the Glagolitic alphabet, the first Slavic alphabet, and translated the Bible into a Slavic language referred to as Old Church Slavonic
+* [[Saint Cyril]], 9th century Greek archbishop of Great Moravia, believed to have co-invented the Glagolitic alphabet, the first Slavic alphabet, and translated the Bible into a Slavic language referred to as Old Church Slavonic
 * [[Cyril of Turaw]], 12th century Belarusian Orthodox Christian bishop and theologian
 * Sir [[Cyril Burt]], 20th century [[psychologist]]

Revision as of 14:16, 17 March 2007