Theodore of Amasea

Who they were

Theodore, called 'Tyro' because he served in the Cohors Tyronum, was martyred at Amasea, probably on 17 February 306, under Galerius and Maximian; his body was taken to Euchaita, where his veneration was so great that the city was called Theodoropolis. In the twelfth century his body was brought to Brindisi, of which he is patron.

The miracles

There was never a formal cause: Theodore has been honoured as a martyr since the fourth century, especially in the East; churches bear his name at Constantinople, Jerusalem, Damascus, Venice and Rome.

Why that counted as sanctity

Theodore, a soldier, chose to die rather than betray Christ, and has been honoured across East and West ever since.