Theodosia

This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Theodósios (Θεοδόσιος),” composed of two elements: “theós ‎(θεός)” (divine, a deity, a god, God) plus “dídōmi ‎(δίδωμι) / dósis ‎(δόσῐς)” (giving, a gift, license, permission, offer, grant, allow). In turn, the name means “giving to God, the gift of God.” 1) Saint Theodosius of Pechersk, also known as Theodosius of Kiev (~1029–1074), brought monasticism in Ukraine, and he founded with Saint Anthony of Pechersk the monastery of the caves. It is revered by the Russian Orthodox Church that celebrates the liturgical commemoration on May 3, for the Catholic Church’s feast day is celebrated on May 10. 2) Saint Theodosia of Constantinople, an Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Saint and martyr who lived in the 7th and 8th-centuries. Theodosia was a nun living at a monastery in Constantinople. On January 19, 729, at the beginning of the iconoclastic persecutions, the emperor Leo III the Isaurian ordered that an icon of Christ, which stood over the Chalke Gate of the imperial palace, be removed.