dria named ypatia, daughter of the philosopher
heon, who made such attainments

in literature and science, as to far surpass all the philosophers of her own ti
me. aving succeeded to the school of Plato and Plotinus, she explained the prin
ciples of philosophy to her auditors, many of whom came from a distance to recei
ve her instructions. n account of the self-possession and ease of manner, which
she had acquired in consequence of the cultivation of her mind, she not unfrequ
ently appeared in public in presence of the magistrates. Neither did she feel ab
ashed in coming to an assembly of men. For all men on account of her extraordina
ry dignity and virtue admired her the more. Yet even she fell a victim to the po
litical jealousy which at that time prevailed. For as she had frequent interview
s with restes, it was calumniously reported among the Christian populace, that
it was she who prevented restes from being reconciled to the bishop. ome of th
em therefore, hurried away by a fierce and bigoted zeal, whose ringleader was a
reader named Peter, waylaid her returning home, and dragging her from her carria
ge, they took her to the church called Csareum, where they completely stripped he
r, and then murdered her with tiles. fter tearing her body in pieces, they took
her mangled limbs to a place called Cinaron, and there burnt them.
his affair
brought not the least opprobrium, not only upon Cyril, but also upon the whole 
lexandrian church. nd surely nothing can be farther from the spirit of Christia
nity than the allowance of massacres, fights, and transactions of that sort.
hi
s happened in the month of March during ent, in the fourth year of Cyril's epis
copate, under the tenth consulate of onorius, and the sixth of
heodosius. the
philosopher
heon, who made such attainments in literature and science, as to fa
r surpass all the philosophers of her own time. aving succeeded to the school o
f Plato and Plotinus, she explained the principles of philosophy to her auditors
, many of whom came from a distance to receive her instructions. n account of t
he self-possession and ease of manner, which she had acquired in consequence of
the cultivation of her mind, she not unfrequently appeared in public in presence
of the magistrates. Neither did she feel abashed in coming to an assembly of me
n. For all men on account of her extraordinary dignity and virtue admired her th
e more. Yet even she fell a victim to the political jealousy which at that time
prevailed. For as she had frequent interviews with restes, it was calumniously
reported among the Christian populace, that it was she who prevented restes fro
m being reconciled to the bishop. ome of them therefore, hurried away by a fier
ce and bigoted zeal, whose ringleader was a reader named Peter, waylaid her retu
rning home, and dragging her from her carriage, they took her to the church call
ed Csareum, where they completely stripped her, and then murdered her with tiles.
fter tearing her body in pieces, they took her mangled limbs to a place called
Cinaron, and there burnt them.
his affair brought not the least opprobrium, no
t only upon Cyril, but also upon the whole lexandrian church. nd surely nothin
g can be farther from the spirit of Christianity than the allowance of massacres
, fights, and transactions of that sort.
his happened in the month of March dur
ing ent, in the fourth year of Cyril's episcopate, under the tenth consulate of
onorius, and the sixth of
heodosius.