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03 works, Today, October 2nd, is Saint Theophilus’ day, his story illustrated #274

Oct 3, 2020

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Zaidan Art Blog

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Saint Theophilus the Penitent or Theophilus of Adana (died c. 538 AD) was a cleric in the sixth century Church who is said to have made a deal with the Devil to gain an ecclesiastical position. Theophilus was the archdeacon of Adana, Cilicia, which is part of modern Turkey. He was unanimously elected to be…