In the land of Cappadocia, in the city of Caesarea, there lived a pious maiden named Dorothea. She served God with humility and meekness, leading a life of purity and chastity. Her fame reached the governor Sapricius, a persecutor of Christians, who seized her and summoned her to trial. Dorothea, refusing to offer sacrifices to idols, boldly confessed her faith, for which she was subjected to cruel tortures.
Enraged by her steadfastness, Sapricius ordered her to be tortured, but she remained joyful, awaiting her meeting with Christ. Dorothea called for the repentance of two sisters, Christina and Callista, who, frightened by the torments, denied Christ. After their repentance, they were executed, and Dorothea, seeing their sufferings, rejoiced that they had returned to God.
In the end, Dorothea was beheaded, and as she died, she thanked Christ for the opportunity to enter paradise. Before her execution, she sent Theophilus, the governor's advisor, apples and flowers from paradise, fulfilling her promise. Theophilus, seeing the miracle, believed in Christ and was also executed for his faith.
Both saints, Dorothea and Theophilus, received the crowns of martyrdom and entered the heavenly kingdom, where they rejoice with the Angels and saints.
