of Theophanes as civil language, which does not imply either piety or repentance; yet two years after her death, St. Theodora is celebrated by Paul Silentiarius, (in Proem. v. 58 - 62.)
Theodora Chalcedonensis synodi inimica canceris
plagâ toto corpore perfusa vitam prodigiose finivit, (Victor
Tununensis in Chron.)
On such occasions, an orthodox mind is steeled against pity. Alemannus (p. 12, 13) understands of Theophanes as civil language, which does not imply either piety or repentance; yet two years after her death, St. Theodora is celebrated by Paul Silentiarius, (in Proem. v. 58 - 62.)