RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Theodora

815 - 867

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Theodora (Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 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 Michael III, after the death of Theophilos, from 842 to 856. Theodora is most famous for bringing an end to the second Byzantine Iconoclasm (814–843), an act for which she is recognized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodora is the 355th most popular religious figure (up from 756th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 349th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Theodora was the wife of Emperor Justinian I, and she is most famous for her beauty and for being one of the most powerful women in Byzantine history.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Theodora ranks 355 out of 3,187. Before her are Malachi, Nathan, Photios I of Constantinople, Pope John XI, Al-Tirmidhi, and Abu Hurairah. After her are Pope Clement III, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Pope Marinus I, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, Pope Sisinnius, and Charles Taze Russell.

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Among people born in 815, Theodora ranks 1. After her are Abu Hanifa Dinawari, Anastasius Bibliothecarius, Pepin, Count of Vermandois, and Dawud al-Zahiri. Among people deceased in 867, Theodora ranks 1. After her are Michael III, Pope Nicholas I, Ælla of Northumbria, George Hamartolos, Galindo Aznárez I, and Osberht of Northumbria.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Theodora ranks 122 out of 1,347. Before her are Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Irenaeus (130), Stefan Dušan (1308), Romanos IV Diogenes (1030), Piri Reis (1470), and Photios I of Constantinople (900). After her are Pausanias (110), Zeno (425), Rachel (-3500), Enver Pasha (1881), Mustafa IV (1779), and Chrysippus (-281).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Theodora ranks 17. Before her are Michael I Cerularius (1005), Saint Pantaleon (275), Ephrem the Syrian (306), Ulfilas (311), Irenaeus (130), and Photios I of Constantinople (900). After her are Rachel (-3500), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Ignatius of Antioch (35), Pope John VII (650), Dionysius Exiguus (475), and Gregory of Nyssa (335).

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