Theodosius ( Latinized from the Greek "Θεοδόσιος", Theodosios, "given by god") is a given name. It may take the form Teodósio, Teodosie, Teodosije etc. Theodosia is a feminine version of the name.

Emperors of ancient Rome and Byzantium

Theodosius I Theodosius I ( grc-gre, Θεοδόσιος ; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also called Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. During his reign, he succeeded in a crucial war against the Goths, as well as in two ...

(347–395; "Theodosius the Great"), son of

Count Theodosius Flavius Theodosius (died 376), also known as Count Theodosius ( la, Theodosius comes) or Theodosius the Elder ( la, Theodosius Major), was a senior military officer serving Valentinian I () and the western Roman empire during Late Antiquity. Unde ...

Theodosius II Theodosius II ( grc-gre, Θεοδόσιος, Theodosios; 10 April 401 – 28 July 450) was Roman emperor for most of his life, proclaimed ''Augustus (title), augustus'' as an infant in 402 and ruling as the eastern Empire's sole emperor after ...

(408–450) *

Theodosius III Theodosius III ( el, Θεοδόσιος, Theodósios) was Byzantine emperor from May 715 to 25 March 717. Before rising to power and seizing the throne of the Byzantine Empire, he was a tax collector in Adramyttium. In 715, the Byzantine na ...

(715–717) *

Theodosius (son of Maurice) Theodosius ( el, Θεοδόσιος; 4 August 583/585 – after 27 November 602) was the eldest son of Byzantine Emperor Maurice (582–602) and was co-emperor from 590 until his deposition and execution during a military revolt.. Along with ...

(583/585–602), eldest son and co-emperor of the Byzantine emperor Maurice

Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church

Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria (died June 5, 566) was the last Patriarch of Alexandria recognised by both Copts and Melchites. As successor to Timothy III (IV), at the request of the Arab king Al-Harith ibn Jabalah al-Ghassani and Empress ...

(d. 566) *

Pope Theodosius II of Alexandria Pope Theodoros I of Alexandria, also known as St. Theodorus (Theodore), was the 45th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was a monk in a monastery near Mariout, which was known as the monastery of Tanboura, under the g ...

(d. 742) *

Pope Theodosius III of Alexandria Pope Theodosios III of Alexandria, 79th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was a monk at the Monastery of Saint Fana The Monastery of Saint Fana is a Coptic Orthodox monastery. It is named after Saint Fana, also k ...

(d. 1300)

Patriarchs of Alexandria

Patriarch Theodosius I of Alexandria Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria (died June 5, 566) was the last Patriarch of Alexandria recognised by both Copts and Melchites. As successor to Timothy III (IV), at the request of the Arab king Al-Harith ibn Jabalah al-Ghassani and Empress ...

(535–567) *

Patriarch Theodosius II of Alexandria Theodosius II served as Greek Patriarch of Alexandria in the 12th century (exact dates are unknown). References 12th-century Patriarchs of Alexandria Melkites in the Fatimid Caliphate {{EasternOrthodoxy-bishop-stub ...

(12th century)

Other clergy and monastics

In chronological order: *Theodosius, bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia, deposed at the

Council of Seleucia The Council of Seleucia was an early Christian church synod at Seleucia Isauria (now Silifke, Turkey). History In 358, the Roman Emperor Constantius II requested two councils, one of the western bishops at Ariminum and one of the eastern bishops ...

, 359 *

Theodosius the Cenobiarch Theodosius the Cenobiarch ( 423–529 AD) was a monk, abbot, and saint who was a founder and organizer of the cenobitic way of monastic life. His feast day is on January 11.Great Synaxaristes: Ὁ Ὅσιος Θεοδόσιος ὁ Κοιν� ...

(c. 423–529), a monk, abbot, and saint, founder and of the cenobitic way of monastic life *Theodosius, archdeacon and pilgrim to the Holy Land, author of '' De Situ Terrae Sanctae'' ca. 518-530 *

Theodosius the Deacon Theodosius the Deacon or Theodosios Diakonos ( el, Θεοδόσιος ο Διάκονος) was a Byzantine poet who lived in the 10th century. He is known only through his ''The Sack of Crete'' ( el, , in la, De Creta capta), an epic poem in 1039 ...

, 10th-century Byzantine poet who wrote the poem "The Conquest of Crete" *

Theodosius of Kiev Theodosius of Kiev or Theodosius of the Caves (russian: Феодосий Печерский; uk, Феодосій Печерський) is an 11th-century saint who brought Cenobitic Monasticism to Kievan Rus' and, together with Anthony of Kiev, ...

, 11th-century Russian saint *

Theodosius, Metropolitan of Moscow Theodosius (''Феодосий'' in Russian) (died 1475) was the Metropolitan bishop of Moscow in 1461–1464. He was the second Metropolitan in Moscow to be appointed by the civil authority without the approval of the Ecumenical Patriarch of ...

(1461–1464) *

Theodosius Florentini Theodosius Florentini (23 May 1808 at Münster, in the Grisons, Switzerland – 15 February 1865 at Heiden, in Appenzell) was a Swiss Capuchin friar, a founder of Catholic religious orders and institutions. Life Theodosius Florentini was ...

(1808–1865), Swiss Capuchin friar, a founder of Catholic religious orders *

Teodósio de Gouveia Theodósio Clemente de Gouveia GCC GCIH (13 May 1889 - 6 February 1962) was a Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Lourenço Marques in Mozambique from 1940 until his death, and was elevated to the car ...

(1889-1962), Portuguese cardinal, served as archbishop in Mozambique (1940-1962) *

Theodosius (Lazor) Metropolitan Theodosius (secular name Frank Lazor; , Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) from 1977 until his retirement in 2002. On , Metropolitan Theodosius (who had suffered a series of strokes) s ...

(1933–2020), Metropolitan/primate of the Orthodox Church in America (1977-2002) *

Theodosios (Hanna) Theodosios (Hanna) of Sebastia (born 1965) is the Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. He is often named in Western news sources as Atallah Hanna, Atallah and both meaning "gift of God" in Arabic and Greek, ...

(1965– ), Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia (2005-)

Dukes of Braganza

Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza Dom Teodósio I of Braganza ( pt, Teodósio de Bragança; 1510 – 22 September 1563) was the 5th Duke of Braganza, among other titles. He is known for ceding the title of Duke of Guimarães to Infante Duarte of Aviz, alongside some of the weal ...

(1510–1563), 5th Duke of Braganza *

Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza Teodósio II, 7th Duke of Braganza (28 April 1568 – 29 November 1630) was a Portuguese nobleman and father of João IV of Portugal. He is known for his allegiance to King Philip I of Portugal. Biography As a child, Teodósio was brought to the ...

(1558–1630), 7th Duke of Braganza *

Teodósio, Prince of Brazil Don Teodósio, Prince of Brazil, Duke of Braganza (''Teodósio de Bragança''; ; 8 February 1634 – 15 May 1653) was the heir apparent son of John IV of Portugal (first king of the House of Braganza) and his wife Luisa de Guzmán. In 1645, ...

(1634–1653), 9th Duke of Braganza and 1st Prince of Brazil

Others

In chronological order: *

Theodosius of Bithynia Theodosius of Bithynia ( grc-gre, Θεοδόσιος; c. 169 BCc. 100 BC) was a Greek astronomer and mathematician who wrote the ''Sphaerics'', a book on the geometry of the sphere. Life Born in Tripolis, in Bithynia, Theodosius was me ...

or Theodosius of Tripolis (''c.'' 160 BC – ''c.'' 100 BC), Greek astronomer and mathematician *Theodosius, godson of

Belisarius Belisarius (; el, Βελισάριος; The exact date of his birth is unknown. – 565) was a military commander of the Byzantine Empire under the emperor Justinian I. He was instrumental in the reconquest of much of the Mediterranean terri ...

(c. 505–565) and Antonina * ''Theodosius'' (play), 1680 tragedy by Nathaniel Lee

First name

Theodosius Keene Theodosius Keene, born in 1754, was an English architect who conducted most of his work in the south of England between 1770 and 1777. Life and work Theodosius was born around 1754 as the son of notable English architect Henry Keene, famous ...

, an 18th-century English architect *

Theodosio De Stefani Perez Theodosio De Stefani Perez (6 February 1853 in Santa Ninfa, Trapani – 25 February 1935 in Giacalone, Palermo) was an Italian naturalist and entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera and Diptera. The Via Teodosio De Stefani Perez in Palermo ...

(1853-1935), Italian naturalist and entomologist *

Theodosius Dobzhansky Theodosius Grigorievich Dobzhansky (russian: Феодо́сий Григо́рьевич Добржа́нский; uk, Теодо́сій Григо́рович Добржа́нський; January 25, 1900 – December 18, 1975) was a prominent ...

(1900–1975), noted geneticist and evolutionary biologist