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 Theodora Porphyrogenita ( el, Θεοδώρα Πορφυρογέννητη, ''Theodōra Porphyrogenítē''; c. 98031 August 1056) was Byzantine Empress from 21 April 1042 to her death on 31 August 1056, and sole ruler from 11 January 1055. She w ...

(c. 980–1056), empress regnant in 1042 and 1055–1056 * Theodora Palaiologina (c. 1240–1303), wife of Michael VIII Palaiologos

Trebizonian empresses

Theodora Axuchina Alexios I Megas Komnenos ( el, Αλέξιος Κομνηνός; c. 1182 – 1 February 1222) or Alexius I Megas Comnenus was, with his brother David, the founder of the Empire of Trebizond and its ruler from 1204 until his death in 1222. The two ...

, empress consort of Alexios I of Trebizond *

Theodora of Trebizond Theodora Megale Komnene ( el, Θεοδώρα Μεγάλη Κομνηνή, Theodōra Megalē Komnēnē), (before 1253– after 1285), was Empress of Empire of Trebizond, Trebizond from 1284 to 1285. All Michael Panaretos tells us about her is th ...

(before 1253 – after 1285), empress regnant from 1284 to 1285 * Theodora Kantakouzene (c. 1240 – after 1290), empress consort of Alexios III of Trebizond *

Theodora Kantakouzene (wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond) Theodora Kantakouzene Megale Komnene (died 12 November 1426) was the Empress consort of Alexios IV of Trebizond. Said to be very beautiful, according to the chronicle of Laonikos Chalkokondyles, she was accused by her son, John Megas Komnenos, ...

, empress consort of Alexios IV of Trebizond

Others

Theodora of Emesa Theodora of Emesa was a member of an intellectual group of neoplatonists in late fifth and early sixth century Alexandria, and a disciple of Isidore. Damascius dedicated his ''Life of Isidore'', also known as the ''Philosophical History'', to Theod ...

, 5th-century Neoplatonist * Flavia Maximiana Theodora, daughter of the Roman emperor Maximian and second wife of emperor Constantius I * Episcopa Theodora, mother of Pope Paschal I in the 9th century * Theodora (senatrix), Roman senatrix and mother of Marozia; concubine to Pope Sergius III *

Theodora Komnene (disambiguation) Theodora Komnene or Comnena ( el, Θεοδώρα Κομνηνὴ) may refer to: * Theodora Komnene (daughter of Alexios I) (born 1096), daughter of Alexios I Komnenos, wife of Constantine Angelos and ancestor of the Angelos dynasty * Theodora Despi ...

* Theodora Tocco, despoina consort of Constantine, Despot in Morea (later Constantine XI Palaiologos). *

Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969) Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (; 30 May 1906 – 16 October 1969) was by birth a Greek and Danish princess as well as Margravine of Baden through her marriage to Berthold, pretender to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Baden. The second ...

, daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark *

Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (born 1983) Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (, born 9 June 1983), also known under her stage name Theodora Greece, is a British actress and member of the former Greek royal family and the Danish royal family. Biography Early life Theodora was ...

, daughter of Constantine II of Greece *

Theodora (Roman martyr) Theodora was a Roman martyr. The little we know about her life is attributed to the ''Acta'' of Pope St. Alexander. She was the sister of St. Hermes, to whom she had given aid and care during his difficult time in prison. She was martyred some tim ...

, 2nd-century Christian martyr and saint * Theodora and Didymus, early Christian martyrs *

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 iden ...

, Eastern Orthodox saint *

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. Li ...

, 13th-century Empress of Epirus *

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 C ...

, Romanian Orthodox saint

Works of art

* ''Theodora'' (Handel) (HWV 68), an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, based on the story of Theodora and Didymus *Either of these Italian silent films set in the Byzantine Empire: ** ''Theodora'' (1914 film) ** ''Theodora'' (1921 film)

Other uses

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. A ...

, British charity * ''Theodora'', a synonym of the legume genus ''