Theodoulos ( el, Θεόδουλος) or Theodulus (amongst other variations) is a Greek masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. The name is a

theophoric name A theophoric name (from Greek: , ''theophoros'', literally "bearing or carrying a god") embeds the word equivalent of 'god' or God's name in a person's name, reflecting something about the character of the person so named in relation to that deit ...

, meaning "

servant of God "Servant of God" is a title used in the Catholic Church to indicate that an individual is on the first step toward possible canonization as a saint. Terminology The expression "servant of God" appears nine times in the Bible, the first five in th ...

" - in a similar construction to Christodoulos.Robert Parker ''et al.''
Lexicon of Greek Personal Names
project at Oxford. Accessed 19 October 201

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Bishops, saints and martyrs

Theodulus of Grammont :''See Theodulus, Théodule, Saint Theodore for disambiguation.'' Saint Theodore of Octodurum (also ''of Sion'', ''of Grammont''; German ''Theodor von Sitten'', locally '' Joder''; also known as Theodulus, French ''Théodule'', Latin ''Theodolus ...

(d. c. 400), bishop of Sion *

Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus Saints Leontius, Hypatius and Theodolus were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith. Leontius was Greek by origin, and served as an officer of the imperial army in the Phoenician city of Tripoli durin ...

, Christian martyrs * A saint and son of

Nilus of Sinai Saint Nilus the Elder of Sinai (also known as Neilos, Nilus of Sinai, Nilus of Ancyra; born 4th century; died 12 November 430 or 451) was one of the many disciples and stalwart defenders of St. John Chrysostom. Life A native of Constantinople, Nil ...

* A saint martyred at

Synnada Synnada ( gr, τὰ Σύνναδα) was an ancient town of Phrygia Salutaris in Asia Minor. Its site is now occupied by the modern Turkish town of Şuhut, in Afyonkarahisar Province. Situation Synnada was situated in the south-eastern part of ...

* A saint and martyr with

Anesius Anesius is one of several Christian martyrs in Africa commemorated as saints on March 31. The ''Martyrologium Romanum'' mentions Anesius, Theodulus, and Cornelia. All mentioned saints were canonized pre-congregation. Other sources, including ''Comm ...

in Africa * A saint martyred with

Pope Alexander I Pope Alexander I (c. 75-80 AD - c. 115) was the bishop of Rome from c. 107 to his death c. 115. The Holy See's ''Annuario Pontificio'' (2012) identifies him as a Early centers of Christianity#Rome, Roman who reigned from 108 or 109 to 116 or 119. ...

* One of the martyred sons of martyrs

Exuperius and Zoe Exuperius and Zoe are Christian martyrs who were murdered in AD 127. They were spouses and slaves of a pagan in Pamphylia, in modern Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ...

Others

Theodoulos Parsakoutenos Theodoulos Parsakoutenos ( el, Θεόδουλος Παρσακουτηνός) was a Byzantine general who married into the Phokas clan. He was taken prisoner by the Hamdanid emir Sayf al-Dawla in 954 and remained in captivity until 966. Life The ...

(fl. 960s), Byzantine general

People with the surname

Michael Theodoulou Michael Theodoulou is a journalist based in Nicosia, Cyprus who reports for the ''Christian Science Monitor'', ''The Times'', National Public Radio, and ''The Scotsman''. He has reported for numerous news outlets over a long career. He frequently re ...

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