Theodora of Thessalonica | |
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 Theodora of Thessalonica in a fresco by Dionisius in the Ferapontov Monastery, 1502 | |
| Born | 812 Aegina, Theme of Hellas, Byzantine Empire |
| Died | 29 August 892 Thessalonica, Theme of Thessalonica, Byzantine Empire |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Thessalonike |
| Feast | 29 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 and the Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates her feast day on 29 August.[1]
- ^ Talbot 1996, p. 161.