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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Theodora of Rome

Sister of Saint Hermes

A martyr of Rome in the 2nd century, sister of Saint Hermes, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.

Feast
April 1old style April 14
Era
2nd century
Place
Rome
Order
Martyrs

Life

Theodora of Rome was a woman martyr, the sister of Saint Hermes. Both came from a distinguished family of Rome and died as martyrs in the year 132, in the time of Emperor Hadrian (117 to 138). The Greek synaxarion gives no other details. She is commemorated together with her brother on 1 April (new style).

Commemorated the same day April 1