Theodora, mother of Pope Paschal I and wife of Bonusus, lived in the early 9th century AD and is depicted in a mosaic in the Church of Santa Prassede, Rome, with the title "Episcopa." Scholars debate
Mother of Pope Paschal I, titled Episcopa
Mosaic in the Church of Santa Prassede, depicting (left to right): Theodora, Saint Praxedis, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Pudentiana, with the Agnus Dei, reindeer, and wolves above.