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Theodora [a] (Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 815 – c. 867), sometimes called Theodora the Armenian [7] [8] or Theodora the Blessed, [9] was Byzantine empress as the wife of Byzantine emperor Theophilos from 830 to 842 and regent for the couple's young son Michael III, after the death of Theophilos, from 842 to 856.
On the opposite wall, the more elaborate panel shows Empress Theodora solemn and formal, with a golden halo, crown and jewels, and a group of court women as well as eunuchs. The Empress holds the Eucharistic vessel for the Precious Blood, and her panel differs from that of Justinian in having a more complex background, with a fountain, cupola ...
Theodora was of Greek descent, [3] but much of her early life, including the date and place of her birth, is uncertain: for instance, according to Michael the Syrian, her birthplace was in Mabbug, Syria; [4] Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos says Theodora is a native of Cyprus; [5] and the Patria, attributed to George Codinus, claims Theodora came from Paphlagonia.
Empress Theodora with her retinue. Mosaic of the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, VI century. The situation of women in the Byzantine Empire is a subject of scientific research that encompasses all available information about women, their environments, their networks, their legal status, etc., in the Byzantine Empire.
She was a lady-in-waiting to the Byzantine empress Theodora. [3] Justinian I, Theodora's husband, may have pursued her, as Theodora grew jealous of her. [2] Anastasia, to avoid any trouble, left for Alexandria in Egypt. [2] She arrived at a place called Pempton, near Alexandria, where she founded a monastery which would later be named after her ...
Theodora seemingly retired to a convent after Zoë's death in 1050. When Constantine died, the 74-year-old Theodora returned to the throne despite fierce opposition from court officials and military claimants. For 16 months she ruled as empress in her own right before succumbing to a sudden illness and dying at 76.
A delegation headed by Patrician Constantine Cabasilas [37] went to the monastery at Petrion to convince Theodora to become co-empress alongside her sister. Theodora had become accustomed to a life of religious contemplation and tried to refuse the proposal, but the delegates brought her forcibly back to the capital. [36]
Coin of AD 931 depicting Theodora's widower Romanos and her son Christopher. Her children with Romanos are: Christopher Lekapenos, co-emperor from 921 to 931, who was married to the Augusta Sophia and was the father of Maria (renamed Irene), who married Peter I of Bulgaria; Christopher's son Michael Lekapenos may have been associated as co-emperor by his grandfather.