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Theophilus of Adana

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Byzantine saint

Died 538
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Saint Theophilus the Penitent, also known as Theophilus of Cilicia or Theophilus of Adana was a cleric in the sixth century Church who is said to have made a deal with the Devil to gain an ecclesiastical position.

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Saint Theophilus the Penitent, also known as Theophilus of Cilicia or Theophilus of Adana was a cleric in the sixth century Church who is said to have made a deal with the Devil to gain an ecclesiastical position. His story is significant as it is one of the oldest popular stories of a pact with the Devil and was an inspiration for the Faust legend. Eutychianus of Adana, who claimed to be an eyewitness of the events, is the first to record Theophilus's story.

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Died 538
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