Saint Thomais
Greek saint (10th century)
Feast: 3 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Thomaїs of Lesbos (c. 909-913 CE – c. 947-951 CE) is a tenth century saint from the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire. Thomaїs is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, her feast day is celebrated on 3 January and she is a patron saint of marriage. Her hagiography predominantly focuses on the years she lived in Constantinople with her husband, Stephen. Thomaїs' sainthood is somewhat unique among Byzantine women saints, because she achieved sanctity as a married laywoman – she never entered a convent or hermitage.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France) — Sainte Thomaïs (Xe siècle) — Thomaïs of Lesbos (c.910-950), recognised as a saint on the strength of her foreknowledge of her death and her miracles, especially exorcisms. The French bishops' conference database carries her, which is the Catholic wi
- Wikidata Q3464566 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Thomais of Lesbos (CC BY-SA)
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