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Saint · 892
Theodora and her daughter Theopiste
Venerable Theodora and her daughter Theopiste
New Calendar August 3 Old Calendar August 16
Why they are a saint
Venerable Theodora and her daughter Theopiste (892) are commemorated by the Orthodox Church on August 3. Venerated as monastic saints, honored for a life of prayer and asceticism; little else about their lives has come down to us.
Limited historical information is available about this saint.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Theodora as a patron when they bear the name Theodora at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on August 3. As a monastic, she is also asked for help in prayer, fasting, and repentance.
Prayer
O holy Theodora and her daughter Theopiste, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.