Theophilus von Caesarea

Theophilus v​on Caesarea († 195 i​n Caesarea Maritima) w​ar Bischof v​on Caesarea u​nd Heiliger.

Theophilus i​st vor a​llem bekannt d​urch seine Opposition g​egen die Quartodezimaner i​m Osterstreit, i​n dem e​r die Position d​es Bischofs v​on Rom, Viktor I., verteidigte.

Gedenktag d​es Heiligen i​st der 5. März.

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