Theodore of Alexandria ( dr. Greek Θεοδώρα ἡ ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ ; beginning of the V century - the end of the V century) - Christian ascetic, Egyptian nun, reverend.
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| Θεοδώρα ἡ ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ | |
 Theodora of Alexandria. Constantinople . 985. Miniature Basil II Minology . Vatican library . Rome | |
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| In the face | reverend |
| Day of Remembrance | in Orthodoxy - September 11 ( September 24 ), September 11 ; in the Catholic Church - on September 11th . |
| Asceticism | prayer feat fast |
Theodora, being a Christian, happily lived for some time with her rich husband in Alexandria , during the reign of Emperor Zinon and the Alexandrian eparch Gregory. But then Theodora fell into adultery . Wanting to atone for her sin, she cut off her hair briefly, put on man’s clothes and went for feats to the man’s monastery, where she posed as a man, calling herself “Theodore”. Theodora was afraid that her husband would find her in the female monastery. For eight years, she carried various difficult obediences, worked in prayers and all-night vigils, causing her deeds to surprise the monks. Theodora was sent by the abbot to Alexandria to buy bread. In the event of a delay on the way, the abbot ordered Theodore to stay in the neighboring Enat monastery. At that time, the abbot’s daughter, who had come to visit her father, lived in the hotel of the Enat monastery. The daughter entered into a fornication with one person, became pregnant, gave birth to a child. When her father began to find out the paternity of the child, his daughter put the blame on Theodora (she thought she was a man). The baby was handed to Theodora and kicked out of the monastery with dishonor. Theodora submitted to a new test, seeing in him the atonement for her former sin. She settled with a child near the monastery in a hut. Shepherds out of pity gave milk for the baby, and Theodore herself ate only wild herbs. For seven years, Theodora was in exile, and then again with the boy was adopted by the abbot of the monastery in which she had lived before. In Life, the miracle performed by Theodora is described - during a drought, thanks to her prayers, water reappeared in a dry well. After living for some time in the monastery, Theodora died. Only after her death did the monks learn that a woman in a male form lived with them in the monastery.