Theoctista
7th-century Byzantine nun
b. 740 · d. 802
Theoktiste or Theoctista, was a politically influential Byzantine ascetic. She played an influential public role in the Byzantine Iconoclasm, as well as the controversial second marriage of emperor Constantine VI. Her biography was written by her son, Theodore the Studite.
Related people
- Joseph of Thessalonica parent of · traditional
- Theodore the Studite parent of · traditional
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.