Theophilus of Alexandria, Canonical letters. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 14 (Percival, 1900), public domain.
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- Canonical letters 1: The Prosphonesus of Theophilus, Archbishop of Alexandria, When the Holy Epiphanies Happened to… — Because the fast of Epiphany chances to fall on a Lord’s day, let us take a few dates, and so break our fast, and honour the Lord’s day, and shew our dislike of heresy, and yet not wholly neglect the fast which…vatican.va
- Canonical letters 2: The Commonitory of the Same which Ammon Received on Account of Lycus — Let [the priests] who have communicated with the Arians, be retained or rejected, as the custom of every church is; but so, that other orthodox [priests] be ordained, though the others continue. As the orthodox…vatican.va
- Canonical letters 3: Of the Same to Agatho the Bishop — Whereas Maximus has for ten years lived in unlawful marriage, but pretends that it was through ignorance, and that they are now parted by mutual consent, let them stand among the catechumens, if it appear that they…vatican.va
- Canonical letters 4: Of the Same to Menas the Bishop — Theophilus was informed, that the priest in Geminus, a village, had repelled Kyradium (a woman) from the communion: Theophilus approves of it, because she had done wrong, and was unwilling to make satisfaction; but…vatican.va
- Canonical letters 5: The Narrative of the Same concerning Those Called Cathari — Because the great synod held at Nice has decreed, That [the clergymen] who come over to the Church from the Novatians be ordained; do you ordain those that come over, if their life be upright, and there be no objection.vatican.va