Theoktiste of Lesbos

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Theoktiste of Lesbos (Greek: Θεοκτίστη τῆς Λέσβου) is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church.

Life

According to her

feast day is on 9 November.[1][2]

Hagiography and iconography

Niketas Magistros composed the Life of Theoktiste ca. 920, modelled on the life of

Symeon Metaphrastes, who put her feast day on 10 November.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lilie et al. 2001, p. 571.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Kazhdan & Ševčenko 1991, pp. 2055–2056.

Sources

  • Kazhdan, Alexander; Ševčenko, Nancy Patterson (1991). "Theoktiste of Lesbos". In
    ISBN 0-19-504652-8
    .
  • ISBN 978-3-11-016674-3
    .
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