Tag: Byzantine Empire

• The Bishop Who Chose Exile Over a Lie

  The Life of Saint Cosmas, Bishop of Chalcedon (c. 750–815) The soldiers came for him at dawn. They always came… Read more.

• The Abbess Who Refused to Disappear

  The Life of Saint Athanasia of Aegina (c. 790–860) On the island of Aegina, where the sea beats against rocks… Read more.

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  The Empress Who Restored the Icons

  The Life of Saint Theodora the Empress (died ca. 867) The young woman from Paphlagonia had dark eyes that missed… Read more.