Reading from the Synaxarion:
Saint Theophano, who was born in Constantinople, was of royal lineage.
Instructed in letters, and adorned with many virtues, she was united in
marriage to Emperor Leo the Wise (reigned 886-912). But counting the glory
of the earthly kingdom as nought, she spent her nights and days in
serving God with psalms and hymns and prayers, working various good deeds
until she surrendered her spirit to God in peace, while still in her
youth, being, according to some, about twenty years of age, according to
others, twenty-seven. Her holy relics are still preserved in the
patriarchal church in Constantinople as a source of healing for those that
draw nigh with faith and longing. She was also the builder of the
Holy Patriarchal and Stavropigeal Monastery of St. Anastasia the
Protector from Potions in Chalke (883).
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
Preferring heavenly things unto the earthly, thou while on earth didst live
the life of the Angels, raised up on godly longing, O Theophano.
Wherefore, thou hast been vouchsafed Heaven's graces and visions, standing
with the Angels' hosts and the Saints' fair assemblies before the King
of all, Whom thou didst love; pray Him to grant us His mercy and
blessedness.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone
As we celebrate today thy radiant feast-day, O divine Theophano, we
cry with rev'rence unto thee: Preserve thy servants, who sing thy
praise, from every manner of peril and suffering.
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