"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.”"
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Theophilus I of Alexandria
Bishop was an Egyptian Christian bishop who was quoted in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers).
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