Theodore of Amasea (Tiro)

When did Theodore die?

Theodore of Amasea (Tiro) is dated d. c. AD 306 (martyr) in the archive, which places Theodore in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.

Which early sources mention Theodore?

Theodore of Amasea (Tiro) is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Gregory of Nyssa and The Hieronymian compilers. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Theodore from?

The archive associates Theodore of Amasea (Tiro) with Amasea / Euchaita, Pontus. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.

Who were Theodore’s contemporaries?

The archive links Theodore of Amasea (Tiro) to 2 other figures, including Emperor Licinius and The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

[First attested ~75 years later, preached at his shrine at Euchaita.] This noble man came up from the east, a recruit with his legion wintering in Pontus. Asked his fatherland, he answered that his city was the Jerusalem above: 'I am a soldier of Christ.' Given days to reconsider, he used them — the temple of the Mother of the Gods went up in fire; and he entered the furnace prepared for him as into a bridal chamber.