Virgin Martyr Theodora of Tyre

Commemorated on April 2.

Saint Theodora came from Tyre in Phoenicia. When she was seventeen years of age, she was brought before Urban, the ruler of Palestine, who asked her if she really believed in Christ. With remarkable courage, the holy virgin confessed that she truly believed. Then they flayed her sides and her breasts. Afterward, they threw her into the sea, where she surrendered her soul to God, thereby receiving a martyr's crown.

Saint Νikόdēmos of the Holy Mountain thought it very likely that this Saint is the same as Saint Theodosia (May 29), because their Lives are almost identical.

Troparion

(Podoben: “Joseph was amazed...”)
Your lamb Theodora,
calls out to You, O Jesus, in a loud voice:
“I love You, my Bridegroom,
and in seeking You, I endure suffering.
In baptism I was crucified so that I might reign in You,
and I died so that I might live with You.
Accept me as a pure sacrifice,
for I have offered myself in love.”
Through her prayers save our souls, since You are merciful.

Kontakion

(Podoben: “You sought the heights...”)
Finding your most revered temple to be a source of healing for our souls,
we the faithful cry out to You with a loud voice:
“O most renowned Virgin Martyr Theodora,
entreat Christ God unceasingly on behalf of us all.”