Page "Pope Theophilus of Alexandria" Paragraph 6

The destruction of the Serapeum was seen by many ancient and modern authors as representative of the triumph of Christianity over other religions.

According to John of Nikiu in the 7th century, when the philosopher Hypatia was lynched and flayed by a mob of Alexandrian Coptic monks, they acclaimed Theophilus's nephew and successor Cyril as " the new Theophilus, for he had destroyed the last remains of idolatry in the city ".