Holy Virgin-Martyr Theodosia.
St. Theodosia was a nun of Constantinople who suffered in the eighth century, at the outbreak of the iconoclast persecution. When the emperor commanded the destruction of the revered icon of Christ above the Chalke Gate of the palace, tradition tells that Theodosia was among the faithful who rose to defend it, and for this she was seized and put to death, sealing her love for Christ with martyrdom.
She was long venerated in Constantinople as a protectress of the city and a helper of the sick. She is commemorated on May 29.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Theodosia of Constantinople is commemorated on May 29. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on June 11 of the civil calendar.
Who celebrates a name day
People with these names keep their name day on this feast:
Also commemorated on May 29
Theodosia of Tyre
Holy Woman, Θεοδοσία η Παρθένος
Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre, drowned at Caesarea for her faith.
Alexander of Alexandria
Hierarch, Αλέξανδρος Αλεξανδρείας
Saint Alexander, Patriarch of Alexandria, who first condemned Arius.
Hypomone the Righteous
Holy Woman, Υπομονή
Venerable Hypomone, the Empress Helen Dragas, mother of the last Emperor of Constantinople.
Fall of Constantinople
Saint, Άλωσις της Κωνσταντινουπόλεως
Memorial of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
John Nannos of Thessalonica
Martyr, Ιωάννης ο Νάννος
New Martyr John Nannos of Thessalonica, beheaded at Smyrna.
Andreas Argentis
Martyr, Ανδρέας ο Αργέντης
New Martyr Andreas Argentis of Chios, beheaded in Constantinople.
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