Theodore Stratelates

Saint Theodore Stratelates
St. Theodore Stratelates from the personal Gospel Book of St. Theodore the Black.
Great Martyr
Born	281 Achaea,[1] Roman Empire
Died	319 Heraclea Pontica, Roman Empire
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Catholic Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholic Church
Feast	8 February, formerly 7 February in the Latin Rite but not now liturgically celebrated in the western church 20 Epip, 15 and 20 Hathor (Coptic Church)
Attributes	Dressed as a warrior, with spear and shield, or as a civilian
Patronage	soldiers, Federal Bailiffs Service (Russia)[2]

Theodore Stratelates (Greek: Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Στρατηλάτης, transl. 'the General' or 'Military Commander'; Coptic: ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ), also known as Theodore of Heraclea (Greek: Θεόδωρος Ἡρακλείας; AD 281–319), was a martyr and warrior saint in the Eastern Orthodox, Catholic and Oriental Orthodox Churches.

There is much confusion as to whether he and St. Theodore of Amasea were the same person, as the stories about their lives later diverged into two separate traditions.