Theosebo 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | F |
| Floruit | M/L VIII |
| Dates | 792 (taq) / 792 (tpq) |
| Variant Names | Theosebes; Theosebou |
| Ethnicity | Paphlagonian |
| Locations | Constantinople (deathplace); Amnia (Paphlagonia) (residence); Constantinople (residence); Amnia (Paphlagonia); Constantinople |
| Textual Sources | Vita Sancti Philareti, by Nicetas of Amnia (BHG 1511z), ed. M.-H. Fourmy and M. Leroy, "La Vie de S. Philarhte", Byz 9 (1934), pp. 113-167 (hagiography) |
Theosebo 1 was the wife of St Philaretos (Philaretos 1), mother of Ioannes 12, Hypatia 1 and Euanthia 1: Nicetas, Vita S. Philareti, p. 115, lines 3-7 (εἶχε δὲ καὶ σύμβιον τοὔνομα Θεοσεβοῦν), cf. pp. 129, 131 (where her name is spelt both Θεοσεβες and Θεοσεβου). After the death of Philaretos 1 (in December 792), Thosebo 1 retired (from Constantinople) to her own country (presumably Amnia in Paphlagonia), taking with her adequate wealth; with this she rebuilt all the churches which had formerly suffered damage from the Persians (ὑπὸ τῶν Περσῶν); she gave them rich endowments and also founded monasteries and hospices for the poor; she then returned to Constantinople to die and be buried beside her husband: Nicetas, Vita S. Philareti, p. 165.
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