Theodora of Thessaloniki

Venerable Theodora of Thessalonica
Theodora of Thessalonica in a fresco by Dionisius in the Ferapontov Monastery, 1502
Born	812 Aegina, Theme of Hellas, Byzantine Empire
Died	29 August 892 Thessalonica, Theme of Thessalonica, Byzantine Empire
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine	Thessalonike
Feast	29 August

Theodora of Thessalonica (Greek: Θεοδώρα Θεσσαλονίκης; 812–892) was a Byzantine nun and saint from Aegina. Her hagiography is the longest ever written about a holy woman in Byzantine history and the Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates her feast day on 29 August.^[1]