Anastasia the Patrician
Byzantine courtier; the wife of a consul and a lady-in-waiting to the Byzantine empress Theodora; Christian saint
About Anastasia the Patrician
Lived 501 – 576 (aged 74–75). Anastasia the Patrician was a Byzantine religious.
Saint Anastasia the Patrician (, ; fl. 576) was a Byzantine courtier and later saint. She was a lady-in-waiting to the Byzantine empress Theodora. Justinian I, Theodora's husband, may have pursued her, as Theodora grew jealous of her. aware of her approaching death, she wrote several words for Abba Daniel on a piece of broken pottery and placed it at the entrance to the cave. The disciple found an ostracon with the words "Bring the spades and come here." When Daniel heard this, he knew Anastasia was near death.
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Who was Anastasia the Patrician?
Byzantine courtier; the wife of a consul and a lady-in-waiting to the Byzantine empress Theodora; Christian saint
When was Anastasia the Patrician born?
Anastasia the Patrician was born in 501.
When did Anastasia the Patrician die?
Anastasia the Patrician died in 576 in Wadi El Natrun.
What was Anastasia the Patrician's occupation?
Anastasia the Patrician was a religious.
What nationality was Anastasia the Patrician?
Anastasia the Patrician was Byzantine.
Sources & further reading
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