Theophilus of Alexandria

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Theophilus of Alexandria was a powerful late 4th- and early 5th-century Patriarch of Alexandria known for his influential role in church politics and theology, including his opposition to Origenist teachings and his conflict with John Chrysostom.

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Theophilus of Alexandria canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Christian ⓘ
5th-century Christian ⓘ
Christian bishop ⓘ
Church Father ⓘ
Late Antique theologian ⓘ
Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 4th century ⓘ
5th century ⓘ
church Alexandrian Church ⓘ
Church of Alexandria ⓘ
conflict John Chrysostom ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
dateOfDeath 412 ⓘ
ecclesiasticalJurisdiction See of Alexandria ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
influenced Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
involvedIn Anthropomorphite controversy ⓘ
Origenist controversy ⓘ
knownFor conflict with John Chrysostom ⓘ
influence in church politics ⓘ
leadership of the Alexandrian see ⓘ
opposition to Origenist theology ⓘ
role in the deposition of John Chrysostom ⓘ
languageOfWork Greek ⓘ
notableFor asserting Alexandrian authority over other Eastern sees ⓘ
use of synods to discipline opponents ⓘ
notableWork Festal letters ⓘ
linked to: Festal Letters

Paschal letters ⓘ
linked to: Festal Letters
officeContestedBy John Chrysostom ⓘ
opposed Origenism ⓘ
Origenist teachings ⓘ
participatedIn Synod of the Oak ⓘ
placeOfActivity Alexandria ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
placeOfDeath Alexandria ⓘ
positionHeld Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ
predecessor Timothy I of Alexandria ⓘ
region Roman Egypt ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
roleIn consolidation of Alexandrian ecclesiastical power ⓘ
controversies over anthropomorphism in theology ⓘ
succeededBy Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ
theologicalTradition Alexandrian theology ⓘ
title Pope of Alexandria ⓘ
traditionallyVeneratedIn Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

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Origenist controversy → notableFigure → Theophilus of Alexandria ⓘ