Scenes from the legend of Theophilus of Adana, from The Maastricht Hours, c. 1300–1325. British Library, Stowe MS 17, fols. 255v–256r. According to the medieval legend, Theophilus, a cleric who had lost his position, made a written pact with the devil to regain power, then repented and was saved through the intercession of the Virgin Mary.