Today it is Calendar Names include Theodoros, Theodoris, Theodoras, Theodora, Dora, Theodora
Agios Theodoros of Tiron
Saint Theodore of Theron came from the Black Sea village of Amasia, called Humeala, and lived under the emperors Maximian (AD 286 – 305), Galerius (AD 305 – 311) and Maximinus (AD 305 – 312). It is called Drone because it was classified in the army of Drones, i.e. men commanded by the Prefect Vrygas.
He was presented to the queen as a Christian and summoned for examination. There he unhesitatingly confessed his faith in Christ. Commander Virikas did not want to proceed with the arrest and punishment of Agios Theodoros, but left him to think and answer after a while. He believed that Theodore would convert and sacrifice to idols. Not only was the great martyr steadfast in his faith, Riya also burnt down the temple of the Mother of God after her idol. He was immediately arrested and thrown by the Pagans into a red-hot furnace, where he was martyred.
The Synaxis of the Holy Great Martyr Theodore of Theron took place in his Holy Martyrdom, located in the area of Foraki or Sphoraki, on Saturday of the 1st week of Lent, the day on which the saint performed the miracle. of the Golivs, he saved the Orthodox people from the mixed idols, which he was about to eat unknowingly.
According to saint.gr, in hagiography, Saint Theodore of Dron appears in four different forms. Alone in military uniform, or facing a serpent-dragon, standing with Saint Theodore the Soldier, or on horseback. He always wears military uniform.
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