Tag: Constantinople

• The Girl Who Stared Down the Emperor

  The Life of Saint Theodosia of Constantinople (died 729 AD) The soldiers came at dawn. They carried ropes, hammers, and… Read more.

• The Physician Who Healed Without a Price

  The Life of Saint Sampson the Hospitable (c. 480–530) The old man knelt in the mud beside a leper whom… Read more.

• The Physician Who Healed Without a Price

  The Life of Saint Sampson the Hospitable (c. 480–530) Constantinople in the sixth century was a city of gold domes… Read more.

• The Lion Who Stood When Everyone Knelt

  The Life of Saint Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople (died 449) The old man knew they were going to kill him.… 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.

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  The Emperor Who Chose the Desert

  The Life of Saint Theodosius the Great, Emperor of Rome (347-395) The messenger found Theodosius on his family’s estate in… Read more.

• The Family That Chose Each Other Twice

  The Life of Xenophon, Mary, Arcadius, and John (5th-6th century) Xenophon was a senator in Constantinople, the greatest city in… Read more.