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Theodora Sarakatsani
Theodora (given name), Theodora is a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift". Theodora may also refer to: Historical figures known as Theodora Byzantine empresses * Theodora (wife of Justinian I) ( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora of Khazaria, 7th-century empress, wife of Justinian II * Theodora (wife of Theophilos), 9th-century empress, saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora (wife of Romanos I), 10th-century empress * Theodora (daughter of Constantine VII), 10th-century empress, wife of John I Tzimiskes * Theodora Porphyrogenita (c. 980–1056), empress regnant in 1042 and 1055–1056 * Theodora Palaiologina (Byzantine empress), Theodora Palaiologina (c. 1240–1303), wife of Michael VIII Palaiologos Trebizonian empresses *Theodora Axuchina, empress consort of Alexios I of Trebizond *Theodora of Trebizond (before 1253 – after 1285), empress regnant from 1284 to 1285 *Theodora Kantakouzene (c. 1240 – after 1290), empress consort of Alexio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora (given Name)
Theodora ( el, Θεοδώρα, ''Theodōra'') is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Theodore, from the Greek ' ''theos'' 'god' + ' ''doron'' 'gift'. ''Theodora'' is first attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B syllabic script, as , ''te-o-do-ra''. The name Dorothy (Greek: , ''Dōrothea'') contains the same word elements in reverse order. It was the name of several saints and queens, including Theodora, a 6th-century Byzantine empress honored as a saint in the early Christian Church. Teodora, a variant, is among the top 10 most popular names for girls born in Serbia between 2003-2005. Theodora, the Wicked Witch of the West (played by Mila Kunis) 2013 Disney fantasy adventure film, '' Oz: The Great and Powerful'' (2013). Feminine variants *Dievodora ( Lithuanian) *Bohdana (Ukrainian) *Dora (English, Spanish, Bulgarian) *Théodore ( French) *Feodora, Fedora - Феодора, Федора (Russian) *Tea, Teja (Finnish), German, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Croat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora Tocco
Theodora Tocco (née Maddalena Tocco) (died November 1429) was the first wife of Constantine Palaiologos while he was Despot of Morea. Her husband would become the last Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. Family Maddalena Tocco was a daughter of Leonardo II Tocco, Lord of Zante. Her father was a younger brother of Carlo I Tocco, Count of Cephalonia and Leukas. Carlo would serve Ruler of Epirus from 1411 to 1429. Leonardo seems to have died early. In 1424, Carlo I adopted Maddalena and her brother Carlo II Tocco. Marriage Carlo I was defeated at the Battle of the Echinades by John VIII Palaiologos in 1427. He had to withdraw from the parts of Elis under his control and relinquish his hereditary claims to Corinth and Megara. The agreement was sealed with the marriage of Maddalena to Constantine Palaiologos, younger brother of John VIII. The marriage occurred in July 1428. She was converted to the Eastern Orthodox Church and took the name "Theodora". During their life together, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teodora
Teodora ( sr, Теодора) is a feminine given name, a variation of the name Theodora. Notable people with the name include: *Teodora Sava (born 2001), Romanian singer *Teodora Albon (born 1977), Romanian football referee *Teodora Ginés, (1530–1598), Dominican musician and composer *Teodora Matejko (born 1846), The wife of Polish painter Jan Matejko *Teodora Ungureanu (born 1960), Romanian gymnast *Teodora Ruano (born 1969), Spanish cyclist *Teodora Alexandrova (born 1981), Individual Rhythmic Gymnast *Teodora Kolarova (born 1981), Bulgarian middle distance runner *Teodora Malcheva (born 1983), Bulgarian cross country skier *Teodora Poštič (born 1984), Slovenian figure skater * Teodora Andreeva (born 1987), Bulgarian pop-folk singer *Teodora Mirčić (born 1988), Serbian tennis player *Teodora Pušić (born 1993), Serbian volleyball player *Teodora Džehverović (born 1997), Serbian singer See also *Theodora (other) *Doña Teodora Alonzo High School in Manila, Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schotia
''Schotia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It occurs in southern Africa. The genus was named for Richard van der Schot by Jacquin who was the director of the Imperial Gardens at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. Van der Schot was his head gardener. Species * ''Schotia afra'' * ''Schotia brachypetala'' * ''Schotia capitata'' * '' Schotia latifolia'' Uses This tree can be used as a shade and ornamental tree. The leaves are browsed by stock. The seeds are edible either green, or mature. They can be used as a meal if roasted and ground. Traditionally the trees bark have been used in tanning, and the tree is suitable to grow as a bonsai Bonsai ( ja, 盆栽, , tray planting, ) is the Japanese art of growing and training miniature trees in pots, developed from the traditional Chinese art form of ''penjing''. Unlike ''penjing'', which utilizes traditional techniques to produce ... species. References *Alice A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora Children's Charity
Theodora Children's Charity is a British charity which helps sick and disabled children across the UK. It was founded in 1994 and the charity focuses on improving the lives of children in hospitals and hospices through music and entertainment. Activities The hospitals involved in the programme receive weekly visits from "Giggle Doctors". The Giggle Doctors use their skills to involve each patient as much as possible, ensuring that the child is not only a spectator but can participate in the magic and the activities. Awards * Guardian Charity Awards 2003 References External links Organization website Children's charities based in the United Kingdom Health charities in the United Kingdom {{charity-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora (1921 Film)
''Theodora'' ( it, Teodora) is a 1921 Italian silent film dramatization of the life of the Byzantine empress Theodora. Plot Theodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Byzantine emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. However, a love affair with a handsome Greek leads to revolution and armed conflict in both Byzantium and Rome. Cast *Rita Jolivet as Teodora Augusta *Ferruccio Biancini as Justinian *René Maupré as Andreas *Emilia Rosini as Antonina *Adolfo Trouché as Belisarius *Mariano Bottino as Marcellus *Guido Marciano as Boia principale *Marie Belfiore as Tamyris *Giovanni Motta as Buzes *Leo Sorinello as Mara *G. Rosetti as Amru *Luigi Rinaldi as Calcante *Alfredo as Philo *Alfredo Bertoncelli as Euphrata *Giuliano Gardini as Cospiratore *François Renard as Cospiratore *Pietro Ferrari as Cospiratore *Alberto Belfiore as Cospiratore Production To aid the directorial staff, miniatures of all the sets to be constructed were made, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora (1914 Film)
''Theodora'' (Italian:''Teodora'') is a 1914 Italian silent historical film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Bice Valerian.Abel p.219 Cast * Bice Valerian as Teodora * Giovanni Pezzinga * Roberto Roberti Vincenzo Leone (24 July 1879 – 10 January 1959), known professionally as Roberto Roberti, was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He made over sixty films, mostly during the silent era. He was married to the actress Bice Valeria ... References Bibliography * Abel, Richard. ''Encyclopedia of Early Cinema''. Taylor & Francis, 2005. External links * 1914 films 1910s Italian-language films Films directed by Roberto Roberti Italian silent short films Italian historical films 1910s historical films Italian black-and-white films {{historic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora (Handel)
''Theodora'' ( HWV 68) is a dramatic oratorio in three acts by George Frideric Handel, set to an English libretto by Thomas Morell. The oratorio concerns the Christian martyr Theodora and her Christian-converted Roman lover, Didymus. It had its first performance at Covent Garden Theatre on 16 March 1750. Not popular with audiences in Handel's day, ''Theodora'' is now recognised as a masterpiece. It is usually given in concert, being an oratorio, but is sometimes staged. Context, analysis, and performance history Handel wrote ''Theodora'' during his last period of composition. He was sixty-four years old when he began working on it in June 1749. He had written the oratorios ''Solomon'' and ''Susanna'' the previous year. ''Theodora'' would be his penultimate oratorio. ''Theodora'' differs from the former two oratorios because it is a tragedy, ending in the death of the heroine and her converted lover. It is also Handel's only dramatic oratorio in English on a Christian subject. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora Of Sihla
St. Theodora of Sihla (born 1650 – d. ?) is a Romanian Christian Orthodox saint, commemorated on August 7. Life Born in Vânători-Neamț, Neamț County during the reign of Vasile Lupu, she was the daughter of the chief armourer of Neamț Citadel, the boyar Ștefan Joldea. In her youth, she was married off against her will. Being childless, both she and her husband decide to embrace monasticism, he withdrawing to Poiana Mărului monastery under the name Elfterie, and she to Vărzărești. Foreign invasions prompt her to retreat into the Buzău Mountains (she is said to have also passed through the woodland hermitage Fundătura),Diana-Liana Gavrilă, ''Enigme ale trecutului îndepărtat în Munții Buzăului - Munții Buzăului între mister și realitate'', Editura Alpha MDN, 2013, p. 120, where she lived for nearly a decade (her name is mentioned in an inscription on the altar stone of the woodland hermitage at New Agaton). From here she went firstly to Neamț monastery, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora Of Arta
Theodora Petraliphaina ( el, Θεοδώρα Πετραλίφαινα), canonized as Saint Theodora of Arta ( el, Αγία Θεοδώρα της Άρτας; ca. 1225 – after 1270), was a consort of Epirus and an Orthodox Christian saint. Life Her life is known mostly from a short hagiography written by the monk Job, sometimes identified with the late-13th century cleric Job Iasites. In view of the many chronological and genealogical errors however, this identification is open to question. Theodora was the daughter of the ''sebastokrator'' John Petraliphas, governor of Thessaly and Macedonia. She was born in Thessaloniki sometime between 1210 and 1216, and married Michael II Komnenos Doukas, the ruler of Epirus and Thessaly shortly after his accession in 1231, while still a child.Kazhdan (1991), p. 2038 Despite her being pregnant with Michael's son Nikephoros, she was soon banished from the court by her husband, who preferred to live with his mistress. Living in poverty, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora Of Alexandria
Theodora of Alexandria was a saint and Desert Mother who was married to a prefect of Egypt. In order to perform penance for adultery, she disguised herself as a man and, pretending to be a eunuch, joined a monastery in the Thebaid. Her true identity as a woman was discovered only after her death. A rare image of Theodora in Western art is a print by Bernardino Capitelli, made in 1627 for Theodora Costa dal Pozzo, showing the saint disguised as a monk and caring for the child she was accused of fathering (Vienna: Graphische Sammlung Albertina). Theodora is honored with a Lesser Feast (with Sarah, and Syncletica) on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America The Episcopal Church, based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop o ... on 5 January. References {{au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodora And Didymus
Saints Theodora and Didymus (died 304) are Christian saints whose legend is based on a 4th-century ''acta'' and the word of Saint Ambrose. The pair were martyred in the reigns of co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximianus. St. Theodora should not be confused with another St. Theodora of Alexandria commemorated on September 11. Legend Theodora was a young noblewoman of Alexandria who had refused to offer sacrifice to the Roman gods. Standing trial before the prefect Eustratius, she bravely confessed herself a Christian. The prefect asked why she had not married, pointing out that she was of a noble family and beautiful and could have her choice of husbands. She replied that she had dedicated herself to God, and had resolved to remain a virgin for the name of Christ. Eustratius had her imprisoned, giving her time to reconsider, and he threatened to have her taken to a brothel if she persisted in her disobedience. Three days later, Theodora was brought again to trial, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
