Quotes:Theophilus

Zirkoff, Boris

Theophilus. Twenty-second Bishop of Alexandria, appointed in 385; d. in 412. Celebrated for his zeal in demolishing pagan temples, and profaning objects connected with the pagan cults. In doing so, he aroused resistance which was in turn put down by bloody violence. Same spirit was shown by him in Church discords. Having at first defended Origen against Jerome and Epiphanius, he joined later the adversaries of Origen, and used violence against the proponents of Origen’s doctrines. Theophilus personally directed a nocturnal attack against the retreat of Dioscore, well known monk in the Egyptian desert, who held to Origen’s views. Dioscore took refuge in Palestine. To avoid 457 further persecution, he and his followers went to ask the protection of the Emperor and of John Chrysostom at Constantinople. Theophilus allied himself with the enemies of John Chrysostom and worked for his downfall. After succeeding in this, he made peace with Dioscore’s followers, though Dioscore himself had died by then.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 9, pp. 456-457