Ἡ Ἁγία Θεοδώρα, ἡ βασίλισσα, γεννήθηκε στὴν Ἔβεσσα τῆς Παφλαγονίας, τὸ 815 μ.Χ., ἀπὸ εὐσεβεῖς γονεῖς, τὸν δρουγγάριο Μαρίνο καὶ τὴν ἐνάρετη Θεοκτίστη ποὺ διακρινόταν γιὰ τὴν εὐλάβειά της καὶ τὴν προσήλωσή της στὴν ὀρθόδοξη πίστη. Ἡ Ἁγία εἶχε τρεῖς ἄλλες ἀδελφές, τὴ Σοφία, τήν Μαρία καὶ τὴν Εἰρήνη καὶ δύο ἀδελφούς, τὸν Βάρδα καὶ τὸν Πετρωνᾶ. Τὸ ἔτος 830 μ.Χ. νυμφεύθηκε τὸν αὐτοκράτορα Θεόφιλο (829 – 842 μ.Χ.), ὁ ὁποῖος ἦταν εἰκονομάχος. Παρὰ τὸ εἰκονομαχικὸ κλίμα ποὺ ἐπικρατοῦσε, ἡ Θεοδώρα ἐξακολουθοῦσε νὰ τιμᾶ τὶς ἱερὲς εἰκόνες καὶ νὰ τὶς φυλάσσει κρυφὰ στὰ δώματά της. Ἡ μητέρα της, Θεοκτίστη, ἐγκατέλειψε τὰ ἀνάκτορα καὶ ἀποσύρθηκε σὲ γυναικεία μονή, τὴν ὁποία ἡ ἴδια εἶχε ἱδρύσει.If you like our project and you are satisfied with our work and effort, please consider making a donation that would help us to survive on the Internet and in further development of the project.
Our goals are:
- At least for the next ten years to ensure the survival on the Internet by reserving quality servers,
- To rent one domain in every language in which the project has been translated,
- To translate the calendar in Italian, Polish and Armenian language, as soon as possible
- To work towards the further development of the project, adapting it for mobile devices and modern technologies
- To do the annual calendar, display showing the liturgical readings per week
- To supplement existing content
- To do a completely new approach with banners and a small calendars for other sites,
- To do good application for desktop computers ...
There are many other ways to help...