Teodor Теодор | |
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 Icon depicting the martyrdom of Theodore of Vršac in 1594 | |
| Bishop of Vršac Eparchy of Banat | |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| See | Eparchy of Banat |
| Term ended | 1594 |
| Predecessor | ? |
| Successor | ? |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | Patriarch Manuel I of Constantinople |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Teodor Nestorović |
| Died | 1594 (1595) |
| Nationality | SerbRum Millet |
| Denomination | Orthodox Christian |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | May 29 [O.S. May 16] |
| Venerated in | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | by Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Attributes | leader of theBanat Uprising, protector of the poor, writer |
Teodor (Serbian Cyrillic:Теодор[a]; fl. 1594) was the Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Vršac (епископ вршачки), who in 1594 was the leader of theBanat Uprising againstOttoman occupation amidst theLong War (1593–1606). After talks withSigismund Báthory, Teodor organized the revolt withSava Ban andvoivodeVelja Mironić. The revolt saw the liberation of the villages ofBanat, withVršac. The Serb rebels used icon depictions ofSaint Sava as war flags, as it would strengthen them in battle.Sinan Pasha ofTemeşvar Eyalet captured Teodor and had him flayed and burned alive. The same year, as a response to the uprising, Saint Sava's remains were burnt at theVračar hill on the order of Sinan Pasha, who fought the rebels. Teodor was proclaimed a saint (as "Свети свештеномученик Теодор, епископ вршачки",Saint Hieromartyr Theodore, Bishop of Vršac) of the Serbian Orthodox Church, canonized on May 29, 1994, with his feast on May 16 (Julian), or May 29 (Gregorian).
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