During the reign of Alexander Severus in Rome, the governor Simvlikios was sent to Cappadocia, where he learned about the holy martyr Theodotia from the Pontic region. Despite his attempts to force her to renounce her faith, she steadfastly endured tortures, including hanging and the raking of her body, praising God. After eight days in prison, she was miraculously freed. Simvlikios, seeing her unharmed, subjected her to further trials, including being thrown into a blazing furnace, where she remained unharmed, while her persecutors perished in the fire.
Saint Theodotia continued to remain faithful to Christ, even when she was tortured with hot iron and saw. Each time they tried to kill her, she remained unharmed, which terrified her tormentors. Eventually, Simvlikios ordered her head to be cut off with a sword, and thus the holy martyr was granted the martyr's crown around the year 230.
