Theodore Stratelates, also known as Theodore of Heraclea, was a martyr and warrior saint in the Eastern Orthodox, Catholic and Oriental Orthodox Churches.
St. Theodore Stratelates from the personal Gospel Book of St. Theodore the Black.
Small cut-stone depicting images of Saint Theodore were encased in precious metal frames and worn around the neck by both clerics and laymen The Walters Art Museum.
Theodore Tiron & Theodore Stratelates (right) from the Harbaville Triptych (Ivory; in the Louvre) from a workshop in Constantinople - mid-10th century
Fresco icon of Saint Theodore Stratelates, Zemen Monastery, Bulgaria 11th century?
The military saints, warrior saints and soldier saints are patron saints, martyrs and other saints associated with the military. They were originally composed of the early Christians who were soldiers in the Roman army during the persecution of Christians, especially the Diocletianic Persecution of AD 303–313.
Four Military Saints by Michael Damaskinos (16th century, Benaki Museum), showing Saint George and Theodore of Amasea on the left, and Demetrius of Thessaloniki and Theodore Stratelates on the right, all on horseback, with angels holding wreaths over their heads, beneath Christ Pantocrator.
Triptych of the Bogomater flanked by Saints George and Demetrius as horsemen (dated 1754)
Image: Agathius Acacius Acacio martyrdom
Image: Adrien
