Theodora, the Empress

Spomen februar 11

The Holy Empress Theodora, Restorer of Orthodoxy (9th century), was a pious and virtuous woman, known for having governed the realm for fifteen years after the death of her iconoclast husband Theophilus (829-842). Saint Theodora convened a Synod, at which the iconoclasts were anathematized, and the veneration of icons was reinstated. Her feast day is February 11 , and the Holy Empress is also commemorated on the Sunday of Orthodoxy , the first Sunday of the Great Lent .

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