The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Theodosia of Tyre
d. AD 307–308 (martyr at Caesarea) · Virgin martyr of Caesarea · Tyre → Caesarea Maritima
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Theodosia of Tyre was
A girl of Tyre, not yet eighteen, who on Easter day approached the chained confessors sitting before the judgment seat — to greet them, Eusebius says, and ask their prayers when they came before the Lord. For that greeting she was raked to the bone and thrown into the sea, the youngest of the Palestinian company whose deaths Eusebius set down year by year.
Martyrs of Palestine 7 only.
Also listed in martyrs, women and roman emperors.
Common questions
When did Theodosia die?
Theodosia of Tyre is dated d. AD 307–308 (martyr at Caesarea) in the archive, which places Theodosia in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Theodosia?
Theodosia of Tyre is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Theodosia from?
The archive associates Theodosia of Tyre with Tyre, Caesarea Maritima. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Theodosia’s contemporaries?
The archive links Theodosia of Tyre to 3 other figures, including Pamphilus of Caesarea, Eusebius of Caesarea and Emperor Maximinus Daza. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Martyrs of Palestine 7 (with the Ecclesiastical History)
c. AD 325She drew near to certain prisoners of the kingdom of Christ… to salute them, and, as is probable, to entreat them to remember her when they came before the Lord. For this, as if she had done some profane and impious thing, the soldiers seized her.Eusebius of Caesarea · MP 7 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
- AD 251 · The Novatianist schism, AD 251
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Theodosia, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.