Theodora of Alexandria

Amma Theodora of Alexandria was one of the Desert Mothers quoted in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers).

Quotes

Ward, Benedicta (1984). The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications.

• The same Amma Theodora said, 'A devout man happened to be insulted by someone, and he said to him, "I could say as much to you, but the commandment of God keeps my mouth shut.'"
  Again she said this, 'A Christian discussing the body with a Manichean expressed himself in these words, "Give the body discipline and you will see that the body is for him who made it."'
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