Theophilos the Indian

"Theophilos the Indian", (d. 364) also called "The Ethiopian", was an Arian bishop who was alternately in and out of favor with the court of the Roman emperor Constantius II. Originally from the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean, he came to the court of Constantine I as a young man and was ordained a deacon under the Arian bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia. He was eventually exiled because Constantius believed him to be a supporter of Constantius's rebellious cousin Gallus. Famed for his ability as a healer, Theophilus was later recalled to court to heal Constantius's wife, the empress Eusebia, which he is reputed to have done successfully.Philostorgius. " [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ecclesiastical_history_(Philostorgius)/Epitome_of_book_IV#Chapter_7 Chapter 7] ." "Ecclesiastical history/Epitome of book IV".] He was exiled again for his support of the disfavored theologian Aëtius whose Anomoean doctrine was an offshoot of Arianism. [Alexander Kazhdan, Leslie S. B. MacCoull. " [http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t174.e5452 Theophilos the Indian] ." "The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium". Ed. Alexander P. Kazhdan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Accessed on: 13 December 2007.]

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