Theophilus I of Alexandria
Bishop Theophilus I of Alexandria was an Egyptian Christian bishop who was quoted in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers).
Quotes
[edit]- Wortley, John (2014). Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Yonkers, New York: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press. ISBN 978-0-88141-497-4.
- The same Abba Theophilus the archbishop once visited Scete. When the brothers were assembled they said to Abba Pambo: “Tell the pope one saying so he might reap benefit in this place.”
Said the elder to them: “If he reaps no benefit from my silence, nor can he benefit from my speaking.”- Saying 2
- When the same Abba Theophilus, the archbishop, was at the point of death, he said: “Blessed are you, Abba Arsenius, for you were ever mindful of this hour.”
- Saying 5
