Theodora (wife of Justinian I)

Theodora
Augusta
Depiction from a contemporary portrait mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna
Byzantine empress
Tenure1 April 527 – 28 June 548
Bornc. 490–500
Died28 June 548
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Burial
Church of the Holy Apostles
SpouseJustinian I
DynastyJustinian
ReligionNon-Chalcedonian Christianity

Theodora (/ˌθiːəˈdɔːrə/; Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 490/500 – 28 June 548)[a] was a Byzantine empress and wife of emperor Justinian I. She was of humble origins and became empress when her husband became emperor in 527. Theodora was one of his chief political advisers. She is recognized as a saint in the Oriental Orthodox Churches, and commemorated on 14 November.[2]

  1. ^ Foss 2002, p. 165
  2. ^ Seregi Grau, "Theodora: a (not so) Holy Harlot: Procopius' 'Secret History' and the Hagiographic Narrative," Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies vol. 63 (2023), pp. 447, 449.


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