Theodora of Thessaloniki

Venerable

Theodora of Thessalonica
Theodora of Thessalonica in a fresco by Dionisius in the Ferapontov Monastery, 1502
Born812
Aegina, Theme of Hellas, Byzantine Empire
Died29 August 892
Thessalonica, Theme of Thessalonica, Byzantine Empire
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineThessalonike
Feast29 August

Theodora of Thessalonica (Greek: Θεοδώρα Θεσσαλονίκης; 812–892) was a Byzantine nun and saint from Aegina. Her hagiography is the longest ever written about a holy woman in Byzantine history. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates her feast day on 29 August.

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