Theodosia of Tyre [SEP] date of death
Theodosia of Tyre
Saint Theodosia of Tyre, according to the historian of the early Christian church Eusebius, was a seventeen-year-old girl who deliberately sought to be executed as a martyr to Christianity in the city of Caesarea in 307 AD. She was tortured, urged to reject Christianity, and, when she refused, thrown into the sea. She is commemorated on April 2.
Background.
There are two extant versions of Eusebius' "Martyrs of Palestine", and in both the shorter and the
Theodosia
Theodosia can refer to:
People.
- Theodosia of Tyre, 3rd century Christian martyr
- Theodosia of Constantinople, 7th–8th century Byzantine nun, martyr and saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Theodosia, wife of Leo V (c. 775–c. 826), Empress consort of Leo V the Armenian
- Theda Bara (1885–1955), stage name of actress Theodosia Burr Goodman
- Theodosia Burr Alston (1783–1813), daughter of U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr
- Theodosia Burr Shepherd (1845-