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Theodore Stratelates

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Theodore Stratelates (Ancient Greek: Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Στρατηλάτης, transl. 'the General' or 'Military Commander'; Coptic: ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ), also known as Theodore of Heraclea (Ancient Greek: Θεόδωρος Ἡρακλείας; AD 281–319), was a martyr and warrior saint in the Eastern Orthodox, Catholic and Oriental Orthodox Churches. There is much confusion as to whether he and St. Theodore of Amasea were the same person, as the stories about their lives later diverged into two separate traditions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodore Stratelates is the 910th most popular religious figure (down from 837th in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from Greece (down from 244th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Greek Religious Figure.

Theodore Stratelates is most famous for his involvement in the Battle of Manzikert, which took place in 1071. The Byzantine army was defeated by the Seljuk Turks, which led to the decline of the Byzantine Empire.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Theodore Stratelates ranks 910 out of 3,187. Before him are Bavo of Ghent, Alessandro Valignano, Columba, Fatimah bint Asad, Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, and Giuseppe Bertello. After him are Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak, Charles Spurgeon, Juan Diego, Primož Trubar, Cyriacus, and Anthony Maria Zaccaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 281, Theodore Stratelates ranks 2. Before him is Anastasia of Sirmium.  Among people deceased in 319, Theodore Stratelates ranks 1. After him is Ghatotkacha.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Theodore Stratelates ranks 257 out of 1,024. Before him are Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), Vicky Leandros (1949), Konstantin Dejanović (1355), and Archidamus II (-450). After him are Timon of Phlius (-320), Thrasybulus (-440), Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Yiannis Ritsos (1909), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), and Antiochus X Eusebes (-200).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Greece

Among religious figures born in Greece, Theodore Stratelates ranks 17. Before him are Antipope Alexander V (1339), Saint Giles (640), Porphyry of Gaza (347), Phoebe (50), Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), and Athenagoras of Athens (133). After him are Isidore of Kiev (1385), Saturnin (300), Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (1952), Joseph II of Constantinople (1360), Gregory V of Constantinople (1745), and Aristides of Athens (150).

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