Tag: iconoclasm

• 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.

• 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 Bishop Who Fought a Dragon with Words

  The Life of Saint Niketas the Bishop of Chalcedon (8th–9th Century) The soldiers came for Niketas on a cold morning.… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Fought a Dragon with Words

  The Life of Saint Niketas the Confessor, Bishop of Chalcedon (circa 760–838) The soldiers came for Niketas on a spring… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Tamed the Dragon’s River

  The Life of Saint Niketas the Bishop of Chalcedon (8th–9th Century) The soldiers came for him at dawn. Niketas, Bishop… 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.