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Elected bishop, he distinguished himself for his deep piety and for his pastoral activities, such as to restore quickly the faith and morals of the clergy and people. In 881 Theodosius announced a Synod to point to the canonical norms and the principles of the Christian faith.
The Saints Crisante and Daria, Roman martyrs, whose bodies he had brought with him from Rome,, he devoted acropolis church.
As well as “costructor” of temples and great reformer of the Church Oria, Theodosius is also remembered by historians as a diplomat for the high political positions, that the popes of the time he was asked: sent by Pope Adrian II as head of a ‘ embassy to Constantinople to deal with the emperor of the East on important religious issues.