Theodore
An equestrian saint depicted in the "Zoodochos Pigi" chapel in central Macedonia in Greece, in the prefecture of Kilkis, near the modern village of Kolchida, dated to the 9th or 10th century. The earliest image of St Theodore as a horseman (named in Latin) is from Vinica, North Macedonia and, if genuine, dates to the 6th or 7th century.
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When
- First attested
- 44 CE
- Attested period
- 44 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Earliest image as a horseman dates to the 6th or 7th century.
Relationships
- allied with
- Athanasius, George, Demetrius, Lupa
- student of
- St. James
- enemy of
- dragon
- co occurs with
- archangel Michael, Virgin Mary
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The iconography of soldier-saints Theodore and George as cavalrymen develops in the early medieval period. The earliest image of St Theodore as a horseman (named in Latin) is from Vinica, North Macedonia and, if genuine, dates to the 6th or 7th century.”
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“Tradition has it that when the disciples of James, Theodore and Athanasius, arrived in Iria Flavia, they approached Queen Lupa about giving them a place to bury his body. Lupa appears in the Codex Calixtinus which further relates that she decides to trick the disciples and sends them to the governor of Duio with the intent of having them killed.”
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