Icon of the Holy Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates

16th-century icon of the Holy Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates, also known as Saint Theodore of Heraclea, painted presumably in Pskov, Russia. He is a Warrior Saint who was a military commander in the Roman Army in the early 4th century until being tortured and beheaded for his refusal to sacrifice to the Roman gods. The Holy Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates is considered a patron saint of soldiers and military people.