Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Theodore I, Pope Pope from 642 to 649; the date of his birth is unknown. He was a Greek of Jerusalem and the son of a bishop, Theodore. His election as pope was promptly confirmed by the Exarch of Ravenna, perhaps because he was a Greek, and he was consecrated 24 Nov., 642. Engaged throughout … Continue reading “Theodore I, Pope”

Theodore I pope, was a Greek by birth, and reigned from 642 to 649. He excommunicated Paul, the patriarch of Constantinople, in 646, for holding Monothelite views, and recognized in his stead the banished patriarch Pyrrhus, who had recanted his Monothelite errors while at Rome. Pyrrhus, however, returned to his heretical opinions, and Theodore thereupon … Continue reading “Theodore I”

Theodore, Bishop of Mopsuestia Bishop of Mopsuestia in Cilicia and ecclesiastical writer; b. at Antioch about 350 (thus also known as Theodore of Antioch), of wealthy and prominent parents; d. 428. I. According to Syrian sources Theodore was the cousin of the somewhat younger Nestorius (Nestle, op. cit. in bibliography); Polychromius, afterwards Bishop of Apamea, … Continue reading “Theodore, Bishop of Mopsuestia”

Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury Theodore, seventh Archbishop of Canterbury, b. at Tarsus in Cilicia about 602; d. at Canterbury 19 September, 690; was a monk (probably of the Basilian Order) but not yet in Holy Orders, living at Rome in 667, when Pope Vitalian chose him for the See of Canterbury in place of Wighard, … Continue reading “Theodore, archbishop of Canterbury”

Theodore (Theodorus), St of the 4th century, was a Syrian or Armenian, or of Amasea as some more definitely state. Gregory of Nyssa relates that Theodore joined the Roman army (thence called tiro) when Maximin and Galerius were persecuting the Christians, but was himself denounced. His youthful appearance won for him three days respite, at … Continue reading “Theodore (Theodorus), St”

Theodora I., empress Theodora (10) I., empress, wife of Justinian I., daughter of Acacius, a bear-keeper at the amphitheatre at Constantinople, who died in the reign of Anastasius when she was 7 years old. When old enough, she appeared on the stage, as her elder sister had done. Though from the whole animus of his … Continue reading “Theodora I., empress”

Theodora (1) the wife of the emperor Justinian was the daughter of Acacius, who had charge of the wild beasts of the Prasini at Constantinople. The decease of her father and remarriage of her mother obliged her to earn her living as an actress, and she also became a notorious courtesan. She accompanied Ecebolus as … Continue reading “Theodora (1)”

Theodor Schwann Born 7 December 1810; died 11 January 1882. Discovered the cell, thus founding modern cellular physiology. Among his discoveries are the envelope of the nerve fibers, known by his name, the organic character of yeast, and the fibers known as Tomes fibers in the teeth. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Theodor Ratisbonne Catholic priest, preacher, and writer. Director of the Arch-confraternity of Christian Mothers. Brother of Maria Alphonse Ratisbonne. Born in 1802 in Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine; died in 1884 in Paris , France . Converted from Judaism, he embraced Catholicism in 1826, and was ordained in 1830. He obtained permission from Pope Gregory XVI to work … Continue reading “Theodor Ratisbonne”

Theodor Granderath Historian, born Giesenkirchen, Rhine Province, 1839; died Valkenburg, Holland, 1902. Entering the Society of Jesus, he was appointed professor of canon law in the college of Ditton Hall, England . He was sent to Holland in 1887, and in 1893 he was called to Rome where Leo XIII placed the archives of the … Continue reading “Theodor Granderath”