Theophilus I of Alexandria
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Theophilus of Alexandria was the 23rd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark from 385 to 412. He is remembered as a pivotal figure in late antique Christianity, known for his assert
Illustration from a papyrus showing Pope Theophilus I of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria
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Cyril of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and wa
Theophilus I of Alexandria
…early life, though he was likely born in Egypt in the mid-4th century. He succeeded Pope Timothy I as Patriarch of Alexandria in 385 AD. His nephew, Cyril of Alexandria, whom he mentored, later succeeded him in the same office. In 391 AD, following a series of imperial edicts issued by Emperor Theodosius I that banned…
Fresco in the Chora, 14th century
Icon of Saint Cyril by Emmanuel Tzanes - 1654.
Icon of St. Cyril of Alexandria
Cretan Icon of Saints Cyril and Athanasius of Alexandria, 16th–17th Century