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	Theophilus of Alexandria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Theophilus of Alexandria, (died 412) was the Nicene patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt (385 - 412).
		He was patriarch at a time of conflict between the newly dominant Christians and the pagan establishment in Alexandria, each supported by a segment of the Alexandrian populace.
		Theophilus turned on the followers of Origen after having supported them for a time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theophilus_of_Alexandria (287 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Theophilus
		With Theophilus at their head, the Christians retaliated by destroying the celebrated temple of Serapis, on the ruins of which the patriarch erected a church.
		Theophilus was summoned to Constantinople to answer their charges, and thus begins his connection with the tragedy of Chrysostom, which soon took the first place in his and the public interest (see ST.
		The Canons ascribed to Theophilus are in Pitra, "Juris eccles.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14625b.htm (865 words)

	St. Cyril of Alexandria
		Theophilus died 15 Oct., 412, and on the 18th Cyril was consecrated his uncle's successor, but only after a riot between his supporters and those of his rival Timotheus.
		This brought great disgrace, says Socrates, on the Church of Alexandria and on its bishop; but a lector at Alexandria was not a cleric (Scr., V, xxii), and Socrates does not suggest that Cyril himself was to blame.
		Theophilus, the persecutor of Chrysostom, had not the privilege of communion with Rome from that saint's death, in 406, until his own.
	www.heiligenlexikon.de /CatholicEncyclopedia/Cyrill_von_Alexandria.html (3099 words)

	Library of Alexandria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt was once the largest library in the world.
		It is generally assumed to have been founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC, during the reign of Ptolemy II of Egypt, after Ptolemy's father had raised what would become the first part of the library complex, the temple of the Muses—the Musaeum (whence we get museum).
		Thus this disturbance having been terminated, the governor of Alexandria, and the commander-in-chief of the troops in Egypt, assisted Theophilus in demolishing the heathen temples.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Library_of_Alexandria (1397 words)

	Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Vol. II
		Theophilus agreed to co-operate with him in the restoration of concord; and Acacius, bishop of Berea, and Isidore, whom Theophilus had proposed as a candidate for ordination instead of John, were sent on an embassy to Rome.
		Theophilus readily promised to do as they requested; but as time passed away, and nothing more was effected for them, and it became evident that Theophilus was pretending, they again repaired to him, renewed their entreaties, and pressed him to be faithful to his engagement.
		Theophilus, perceiving that there could be no l danger in following the example of Epiphanius, who was the object of popular praise, and who was admired for the virtue of his life, whatever his opinion might be, passed a vote similar to that of Epiphanius, with the concurrence of the bishops under his jurisdiction.
	www.bible.ca /history/fathers/NPNF2-02/Npnf2-02-26.htm (13890 words)

	Wikipedia: Library of Alexandria
		It is usually assumed to have been founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC during the reign of Ptolemy II of Egypt after his father had set up the Temple of the Muses or Museum.
		There is a growing consensus among historians that the Library of Alexandria likely suffered from several destructive events, but that the destruction of Alexandria's pagan temples in the late 4th century was probably the most severe and final one.
		The Serapeum was certainly destroyed by Theophilus in 391, and the Museum and Library may have fallen victim to the same campaign.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/l/li/library_of_alexandria.html (2285 words)

	St. Pachomius Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Theophilus of Alexandria had little tolerance for anything that was not Christian.
		He had contacts in Alexandria's scientific community, and was involved in the creation of the Nicene calendar; because of this, he is one of the few saints for whom a lunar crater is named.
		Theophilus is well known to astronomers because of its "central uplift", a mountain peak at the crater's centre.
	www.voskrese.info /spl/XfeofilAlex.html (335 words)

	Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Vol. XIV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Council of Constantinople Under Nectarius of Constantinople and Theophilus of Alexandria.
		Most scholars have adopted Tillemont's suggestion that this was the occasion which brought the patriarchs of Alexandria and Antioch to Constantinople, and that occasion was taken advantage of to hold a synod with regard to the dispute as to the see of Bostra.
		Zonaras explains that by the words "have gone forth" in the speech of Theophilus of Alexandria is to be understood have died.
	www.ccel.org /fathers2/NPNF2-14/Npnf2-14-148.htm (576 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Church of Alexandria
		The Church of Alexandria, founded according to the constant tradition of both East and West by St.
		Demetrius governed the Church of Alexandria for forty-two years, and it was he who deposed and excommunicated Origen, notwithstanding his great work as a catechist.
		Pococke, Oxon., 1658); NEALE, The Patriarchate of Alexandria, (2 vols.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01300b.htm (2352 words)

	The School of Alexandria - Didascalia
		Clement was the father of the Christian philosophy of Alexandria, and was well-versed in the Holy Scriptures as well as Greek philosophy.
		This time on returning to Alexandria, his bishop was so incensed about this breach of discipline that before an assembly of bishops and presbyters Origen was banished and excommunicated from the Church of Alexandria.
		When Athanasius (296 373) was bishop of Alexandria he appointed the blind Didymus, a layman (c.310-c.395) as Head of the School over which he presided for about half a century.
	mariannedorman.homestead.com /Alexandria.html (4300 words)

	The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria
		The suspects respectively are a Roman, a Christian and a Moslem - Julius Caesar, Patriarch Theophilus of Alexandria and Caliph Omar of Damascus.
		In the case of Alexandria a series of earthquakes and floods in the middle ages mean that the entire palace quarter in the North East of the city is now underwater and largely inaccessible.
		Theophilus was indeed the Patriarch of Alexandria at the time that the Serapeum was converted in a Christian church although he has never been made a saint!
	www.bede.org.uk /library.htm (4645 words)

	The Library of Alexandria
		The most important and splendid public library of antiquity was that founded by the Ptolemies at Alexandria, begun under Ptolemy Soter, but increased and re-arranged in an orderly and systematic manner by Ptolemy Philadelphus, who also appointed a fixed librarian and otherwise provided for the usefulness of the institution.
		Connected with the greater division of the library, in the quarter of Alexandria called Brucheion, was a sort of college to which the name of Mouseion (or Museum) was given.
		There stood in Alexandria the great temple of Serapis called the Serapeum and attached to it was the Great Library of Alexandria where all the wisdom of the ancients was preserved.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Library.htm (2910 words)

	THE THIRD TESTAMENT - Reincarnation in the Bible. The Controversy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Origen of Alexandria, one of Christianity's greatest systematic theologians, was a believer in reincarnation.
		Origen was a man devoted to scriptural authority, a scourge to the enemies of the church, and a martyr for the faith.
		The principals were Ephiphanius of Salamis, Theophilus of Alexandria, and Jerome.
	144000.net /reincarnation/reincarnation-controversy.htm (445 words)

	Ahmed Osman/Out of Egypt
		Until the destruction of its library in AD 391, Alexandria had remained the most important cultural centre of the ancient world and the focal point of the mutual influence exercised in the conjunction of Christianity and Hellenism, in spite of four centuries of Rome's political supremacy.
		Theophilus of Alexandria (385-412), was one of the orthodox leaders who represented the imperial government dispatched from Rome to impose official orthodoxy on the Alexandrian Church.
		The Gnostic teachers Basilides, Isidorus, and Carpocrates found their followers at Alexandria, and much of the ecclesiastical history of this city was concerned with the conflicts caused by the heresies that appeared in Alexandria, such as Arianism, Nestorianism, Eutychianism, and Monophysitism.
	dwij.org /forum/amarna/9_out_of_egypt.htm (2130 words)

	Math Lair - Great Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Great Library of Alexandria was the most important library of the ancient world.
		It was founded around 300 B.C. by Ptolemy I, and was greatly enhanced by the later Ptolemaic rulers, when Alexandria served as the cultural centre of the Hellenistic world.
		Alexandria became a centre for learning as well as a repository of knowledge.
	www.stormloader.com /ajy/greatlib.html (136 words)

	Library of Alexandria - Crystalinks
		It is usually assumed to have been founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC during the reign of Ptolemy II of Egypt after his father had set up the temple of the Muses, the Musaeum (whence we get "Museum").
		During his invasion of Alexandria in 4748 BC, Caesar set the enemy fleet in the harbor on fire.
		At the solicitation of Theophilus bishop of Alexandria the emperor issued an order at this time for the demolition of the heathen temples in that city; commanding also that it should be put in execution under the direction of Theophilus.
	www.crystalinks.com /libraryofalexandria.html (2585 words)

	Synod of Alexandria -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It allowed clergy that were readmitted to communion after making common cause with Arians to return to their former ecclesiastical status, provided they had not themselves subscribed to Arianism.
		The seat of Douglas County in western Minnesota, the city of Alexandria is approximately 120 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of Minneapolis.
		The Pharos Lighthouse in Alexandria, Egypt was considered to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9005633 (862 words)

	Royal Library at Alexandria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Much of what is now considered to be literary scholarship began in the Alexandria Library with funds from the royal treasury paying the upkeep for the chief librarian and his scholarly staff.
		Three parties are blamed for the destruction and they correspond to the three occupying powers that ruled Alexandria after it had been lost by the Greeks.The suspects are a Roman, a Christian and a Moslem - Julius Caesar, Patriarch Theophilus of Alexandria and Caliph Omar of Damascus.
		The Library at Alexandria saw the emergence of the intellectual process in which we live to-day - the systematic gathering and distribution of knowledge.
	myths.allinfoabout.com /nutshell4.html (708 words)

	Research_Alexandria
		He believed the Earth is round, and knew that shadows cast by the sun in Alexandria and Aswan (Syene) were unequal.
		In later periods, water levels rose, and the Island subsided; remains of the Island Palace are submerged underneath the water of the Harbour.
		For centuries, the Lighthouse of Alexandria (occasionally referred to as the Pharos Lighthouse) was used to mark the harbor, using fire at night and reflecting sun rays during the day.
	homepage.mac.com /gregorym/iblog/C2087901941 (6070 words)

	A History of Christianity in Egypt - The Saints
		He returned to Alexandria once more to support Pope Athanasius against the Arian Heresy in 352, and many came to see the aged holy man as he walked through the city, but he returned to his desert soon after, society no longer having any hold on him.
		Saint Cyril was the successor and nephew of Theophilus, Pope of Alexandria.
		Following this, he returned to Alexandria where he was ordained as a priest and rose through the hierarchy until he was finally made Pope of the Egyptian Church.
	touregypt.net /chiste3.htm (3761 words)

	THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF SOZOMEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Chapter XI.-The Confession of Eustathius, Silvanus, and Theophilus, the Deputies of the Macedonians, to Liberius, Bishop of Rome.
		So, too, in Alexandria, he was struck with the strange position of the bishop in not rising when the Gospels were read, something he had never known or heard of in other communities,-words which point to familiarity with that city.
		Sozomen does not seem to understand the rival movements of Alexandria under Athanasius and Theophilus; nor the Eastern imperial attempts to elevate Constantinople to the supremacy, nor the mutterings of Antiochan jealousy.
	www.vitaphone.org /history/sozomen.html (16100 words)

	WesternOrthodox.com - St. Cyril of Alexandria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		YRIL of Alexandria hath been styled the Doctor of the Incarnation.
		For he was concerned with the Nestorian heresy from its inception, and denounced the same to Saint Pope Celestine I, and at the Council of Ephesus in 431, at which the heresy was solemnly condemned, he presided as the representative of the Holy See.
		Cyril was born of distinguished parents, and was the nephew of Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria, whom he succeeded in that office.
	www.westernorthodox.com /kalendar/0209a.htm (305 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Cyril of Alexandria
		He accompanied Theophilus to Constantinople when that bishop held the "Synod of the Oak" in 402 and deposed St.
		John Chrysostom against Theophilus, but had neither censured the orthodoxy of the latter, nor consented to the patriarchal powers exercised by the bishops of Constantinople.
		He relates all that had occurred, and begs Celestine to decree what he sees fit (typosai to dokoun--a phrase which Dr. Bright chooses to weaken into "formulate his opinion"), and communicate it also to the Bishops of Macedonia and of the East (i.e.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04592b.htm (3099 words)

	ipedia.com: Library of Alexandria Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is usually assumed to have been founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC during the reign of Ptolemy II of Egy...
		To commemorate the ancient library, the government of Egypt has built a major library and museum complex at Alexandria, called the Bibliotheca Alexandrina(website).
		During his invasion of Alexandria in 47–48 BCE, Caesar set the enemy fleet in the harbor on fire.
	www.ipedia.com /library_of_alexandria.html (2447 words)

	St. Cyril of Alexandria - Catholic Online
		Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (June 27) Cyril was born at Alexandria, Egypt.
		He accompanied Theophilus to Constantinople in 403 and was present at the Synod of the Oak that deposed John Chrysostom, whom he believed guilty of the charges against him.
		He succeeded his uncle Theophilus as patriarch of Alexandria on Theophilus' death in 412, but only after a riot between Cyril's supporters and the followers of his rival Timotheus.
	www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=616 (510 words)

	The Form of God and Vision of the Glory: Some Thoughts on the Anthropomorphite Controversy of 399 AD
		According to the historians, Theophilus redeems the situation, and possibly his life, with a single remark: "In seeing you", he tells the mob, "I behold the face of God" [5].
		Theophilus objects that the imago is not consonant with human weakness.
		It is the Son who is the eternal image and form and indeed - to recall both Clement of Alexandria and Theophilus' answer to the lynch mob - the "face" of the Father [55].
	www.marquette.edu /maqom/morphe.html (17423 words)

	Library of Alexandria - Atlantis Rising
		Alexandria is the starting point, but feel free to discuss any knowledge the ancients may or may not have had that we don't give them credit for now.
		Alexandria has tried to recapture some of its intellectual glory, building a $230 million library on the city's renovated seaside promenade with help from around the world.
		Alexandria consisted originally of little more than the island of Pharos, which was joined to the mainland by a mole nearly a mile long and called the Heptastadion ("seven stadia" -- a stadium was a Roman unit measuring somewhat more than 200m).
	forums.atlantisrising.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/000937.html (12507 words)

	St. Pachomius Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Although a happily-married layman and far more interested in Neoplatonic philosophy than in Christian theology, he was pressured against his will into becoming Metropolitan of Pentapolis by his friend St.
		Theophilus of Alexandria and others in the Church, who apparently believed that his political and diplomatic skills would compensate for his spiritual weaknesses.
		They may have been right -- in his brief episcopate, he successfully guided his diocese through physical invasion by barbarians and spiritual invasion by Eunomian heretics, all the while grappling with his own inability to entirely believe the Orthodox tenets he was ably defending.
	www.voskrese.info /spl/Xsynesy-cyr.html (237 words)

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