Theodora may refer to: *

Theodora (given name) Theodora (, ''Theodōra'') is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Theodore (given name), Theodore, from the Greek language, Greek ' ''theos'' 'god' + ' ''doron'' 'gift'. ''Theodora'' is first attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the ...

, a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift"

Historical figures known as Theodora

Byzantine empresses

Theodora (wife of Justinian I) Theodora (; Greek language, Greek: Θεοδώρα; 490/50028 June 548) was a Byzantine empress and wife of emperor Justinian I. She was from humble origins and became empress when her husband became emperor in 527. Theodora was one of his chie ...

( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora of Khazaria, 7th-century empress, wife of Justinian II *

Theodora (wife of Theophilos) Theodora ( Greek: Θεοδώρα; 815 – c. 867), sometimes called Theodora the Armenian or Theodora the Blessed, was Byzantine empress as the wife of Byzantine emperor Theophilos from 830 to 842 and regent for the couple's young son Micha ...

, 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) (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 Alexios III of Trebizond * Theodora Kantakouzene (wife of Alexios IV of Trebizond), empress consort of Alexios IV of Trebizond

Others

* Theodora of Emesa, 5th-century Neoplatonist *

Flavia Maximiana Theodora Flavia Maximiana Theodora (died before 337) was a Roman empress as the wife of Constantius Chlorus. Biography Early life She is often referred to as a stepdaughter of Emperor Maximian by ancient sources, leading to claims by historians Otto Seec ...

, daughter of the Roman emperor Maximian and second wife of emperor Constantius I *

Episcopa Theodora Theodora, mother of Pope Paschal I and wife of Bonusus, lived in the early 9th century CE and is depicted in a mosaic in the Church of Santa Prassede, Rome (c. 900 CE), with the title " Episcopa." Scholars debate whether this indicates she was a ...

, 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 Tocco Theodora Tocco (née Creusa 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 Theodora (Creusa) Tocco was a daught ...

, despoina consort of Constantine, Despot in Morea (later Constantine XI Palaiologos). * Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906–1969), daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark * Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (born 1983), daughter of Constantine II of Greece * Theodora of Hesse-Darmstadt, daughter of Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt and Duchess consort of Guastalla * Theodora Sayn-Wittgenstein (born 1986), German aristocrat * Princess Theodora of Liechtenstein (born 2004), Liechtensteiner environmentalist * Theodora (Roman martyr), 2nd-century Christian martyr and saint * Theodora and Didymus, early Christian martyrs * Theodora of Alexandria, Eastern Orthodox saint * Theodora of Arta, 13th-century Empress of Epirus *

Theodora of Sihla Theodora of Sihla, Teodora or Bohdanna of the Carpathians (; born 1650 – d. ?) is a Christian ascetic and Romanian Orthodox saint, commemorated on 7 August. Life Born in Vânători-Neamț, Neamț County during the reign of Vasile Lupu, ...

, Romanian Orthodox saint

Arts and entertainment

* ''Theodora'' (Handel), an oratorio by George Frideric Handel * ''Theodora'' (1914 film), Italian silent film * ''Theodora'' (1921 film), Italian silent film

Other uses

Theodora Children's Charity Theodora Children's Charity''help children living with illness, disability and serious health challenges to feel better using the proven power of laughter. Our vision is to contribute to the wellbeing of children in the 15 core hospitals and specia ...