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- Our Holy Mother Theodora of Alexandria (490)
- While a young married woman, she committed adultery with another
man. Seized by remorse, she fled her husband's house, dressed herself
as a man, renamed herself Theodore, and entered a men's monastery,
pretending to be a eunuch. "Theodore"'s fasts, prayers, vigils and
tears amazed "his" brethren. Her secret was only discovered after her
death. She had spent nine full years devoting her life to repentance
for one sin. During her life she showed herself to be a wonderworker,
taming wild beasts and healing sicknesses. Her husband came to her
funeral, then lived until his death in the cell of his former wife.
source: http://www.abbamoses.com
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