Thomais of Lesbos


Thomais of Lesbos
Protector of Marriage
Bornbetween 909 and 913
Lesbos
Diedbetween 947 and 951
Constantinople
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineThessalonike
Feast3 January

Thomais of Lesbos (born 909/913 - died 947/951), also Saint Thomais, was a Byzantine woman from Lesbos and saint. She is a rare example of a married laywoman who achieved sanctity through her daily life and she is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, her feast day being on 3 January.