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| − | '''Theodora''', daughter of a bear-keeper, was a 6th century Roman Empress and a former prostitute. She married Justinian and became the wife of [[Justinian|Justinian I]], Emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]]. Theodora advocated women's rights and she influenced her husband. She supported the miaphysite [[heresy]] (stating that Christ's two human and | + | '''Theodora''', daughter of a bear-keeper, was a 6th-century Roman Empress and a former prostitute. She married Justinian and became the wife of [[Justinian|Justinian I]], Emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]]. Theodora advocated women's rights and she influenced her husband. She supported the miaphysite [[heresy]] (stating that Christ's two human and |
divine natures was united). | divine natures was united). | ||
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Theodora, daughter of a bear-keeper, was a 6th-century Roman Empress and a former prostitute. She married Justinian and became the wife of Justinian I, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. Theodora advocated women's rights and she influenced her husband. She supported the miaphysite heresy (stating that Christ's two human and divine natures was united).