[[Image:Theodora the IconoduleAugusta.jpg|thumb|150px|right|St. Theodora the IconoduleEmpress and Restorer of Orthodoxy]]The Righteous '''The Holy Empress Theodora, Restorer of Orthodoxy''' was the wife of Emperor [[Theophilus the Iconoclast]] during the middle of the ninth (9th century. She ), was a strong [[iconodule]] who pious and virtuous woman, known for having governed the realm for fifteen years after the death of her iconoclast husband overrode his . Saint Theodora convened a Synod, at which the [[iconoclast|iconoclasts]]ic policies to finally restore were anathematized, and the [[veneration]] of icons was reinstated. Her [[iconfeast day]]s in the Eastern Roman Empire. With her glorification as a is [[saintFebruary 11]] , and the Holy Empress is also comemorated on the Church remembers her role in this restoration. Her [[feast daySunday of Orthodoxy]] is , the first Sunday of the [[February 11Great Lent]].