Saint Theodota – Feast Day – January 2

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Saint Theodota was born in the United Arab Emirates of Asia. He worked in Asia and died still in Asia. His feast Day is celebrated on January 2 every year.

Saint Theodota Biography
Date of Birth N/A
Country of Birth United Arab Emirates of Asia
Profession Nun
Place of Work Asia
Date of Death 250 AD
Place of Death Asia
Feast Day January 2
Beatification Beatified by Pre Congregation Process
Canonization Canonized by Pre Congregation Process
Patron Saint of N/A

Saint Theodota Life History

Saint Theodota was the mother of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian. Both she and her children were all natives of Asia Minor. Her pagan husband died while her children were small, but she raised them in the Christian tradition. St. Theodota example saw her children grow up into righteous and virtuous men.  St. Theodota died in 250 of natural causes.

Saint Theodota Date of birth

St Theodota was born in the United Arab Emirates of Asia though those dates are not known but we are keeping tabs and we will update this information soon.

Place of Birth

St Theodota was born in the United Arab Emirates of Asia though those dates are not known but we are keeping tabs and we will update this information soon.

Family Background

St Theodota was the mother of Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian.

Profession

St. Theodota and her three sons lived during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in the fourth century. She was a Christian and a native of the city of Nicea, Bithynia. After being widowed, St. Theodota led a pious life and raised her sons in the Christian Faith. She had a spiritual friendship with St. Anastasia.

When the persecution against Christians began, they arrested Theodota. At the trial, Governor Leucadius was captivated by her beauty and decided to take her home with him, intending to marry her.

Finding herself in the home of Leucadius with her children, St. Theodota maintained her purity, yielding neither to inducements nor charms, nor threats by the pagan.

Angered at Theodota’s steadfastness, Leucadius ordered that Theodota and her children be sent to Bithynia for trial. At their interrogation, when the judge began to threaten her with torture, St. Theodota’s eldest son, Evodus, announced that Christians did not fear tortures, but rather feared being forsaken by God.

The boy was cruelly beaten before the eyes of his mother, so that his blood began to flow across the stones. St. Theodota prayed that the Lord would strengthen her son in his sufferings, and rejoiced in that he was being given a martyr’s death for the sake of truth.

St. Theodota was given over to be defiled, but the Lord preserved her. An angel held back everyone who tried to approach her. Explaining this miracle to sorcery, the judge sentenced the saint and her children to death by fire.

Saint Theodota Date of Death

St Theodota died in the year 250 of natural causes in Asia.

Saint Theodota Place of Death

St Theodota died in the year 250 of natural causes in Asia.

Saint Theodota Feast Day

St Theodota is among the famous Saints whose feast Day is celebrated on January 2 every year.

Beatification

She was beatified by Pre Congregation Process and soon we will update this information soon.

Canonization

St Theodota was Canonized by Pre Congregation Process and soon we will update this information soon.

Patron Saint of

There are no data based on her Patron Saints but we are keeping tabs and we will update this information son.


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