Theodora of Alexandria

Theodora of Alexandria (Greek: Θεοδώρα Άλεξανδρείας) was a saint and martyr who lived during the 5th century in Alexandria, during the reign of Emperor Zeno.

According to one source, Theodora was "adorned with physical beauty and was devoted to her pious husband", but made the mistake of betraying him. According to legend, her husband was Gregory (or Paphnutius), prefect of Egypt and "a devout and respectable man", whom she left "out of remorse for the adultery that she committed with another man" and "to do penance for a sin she had committed", She sent for her husband when she realized that she was dying, but he did not arrive until after her death; her husband attended her funeral, distributed his possessions to the poor, and moved into the monastery.

Theodora is honored with a Lesser Feast (with Sarah of the Desert and Syncletica of Alexandria) on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America on 5 January and on 11 September in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.