A baptismal name for a girl
Theodosia
11 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Theodosia
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Venerable Martyr Theodosia of ConstantinopleMay 29Nun and martyr of Constantinople who opposed Byzantine iconoclasm in the eighth century.
Martyr Theodosia of TyreApril 2Seventeen-year-old girl who openly confessed her faith at Caesarea in 307 and was tortured and put to death.- Martyr TheodosiaJanuary 19A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Martyr TheodosiaJanuary 18A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Martyr TheodosiaOctober 3A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Martyr TheodosiaJuly 8Mother of the Great Martyr Procopius, martyred for her faith in Christ.
- Martyr TheodosiaDecember 30A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Martyr TheodosiaMarch 25A venerable woman commemorated together with Saint Pelagia.
- Martyr Theodosia of AmisusMarch 20A martyr of Amisus in Pontus, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Venerable Theodosia of MuromJune 23A venerable nun of Murom, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Venerable Theodosia (Euphrosyne)A Russian princess who became a nun with the name Euphrosyne, and died in 1244.
Questions
The name day of Theodosia is May 29, the feast of Venerable Martyr Theodosia of Constantinople. It is also kept on April 2, January 19, January 18, October 3, July 8, December 30, March 25, March 20.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 11 saints named Theodosia, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Theodosia is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Martyr Theodosia of Constantinople as patron.