Theodore of Amasea

Theodor Tiro ( epithet of the recruit Euchaïta, † February 17 306) is a saint of the Orthodox and Catholic Church.

Legend

Theodore, according to legend, the brother of St. George, was a private soldier in the army of Emperor Maximian in Pontus on the Black Sea and a committed Christian. He was commander of a garrison in Galatia and suffered in the last Roman persecution of Christians under Maximinus Daia in Amaseia, the capital of the former Roman province Helenopontus, martyr: At the outbreak of the persecution of Christians, he was 306 " interrogated, cruelly mangled and burned alive ." They had him, inter alia, alleged to have put the mother of the gods to the Roman Temple on fire.

Mixing of Legends

Two people were mixed in the saint's legend with each other. The simple soldier Theodore Tiro († 300 ), also known as Tiro of Euchaïta, mutated to a brother of the equally legendary George the dragon slayer, also fought against a dragon and finally took the form of the Roman garrison leader Theodor Stratelates († 319 ) to. The Catholic Church, both venerated in a person. The Church Lexicon writes also " In the Orthodox Church as in the icon painting him very often the name" Theodoros Stratelates " is given ( Theodore, the military leaders ). "

Worship

Theodore was first patron saint of Venice before he was replaced by Markus. He is pictured with crocodile. Today, he is patron of Brindisi. In Rome, his San Teodoro al Palatino church is dedicated. The St. Theodore consecrated churches there were in Ravenna, Amasya, in Şanlıurfa, in Nusaybin in Neirab in Damascus and in Jerusalem. In Constantinople there were relics Opel and 15 churches in his name. Other relics are venerated in Venice, Rome, Brindisi and Gaeta, in Wemding. He is the patron saint of soldiers in battle and in storm.

Imposing is a native of the 9th century icon of the saint painted white ceramics found in the Bulgarian town of Veliki Preslav

Name Days

• Day of: Western Church November 9; Eastern Church February 17