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The story of Dorothy comes from Oral tradition rather than historical. She was born in Caeserea of Cappadocia, and when she was a young girl, she was arrested by the Roman Soldiers and sentenced to death during the emperor Diocletian's severe persecutions. As she was taken to the execution place, a lawyer named Theophilius mocked her, asking to send him flowers and fruit from the heavenly garden. Miraculously, a boy appeared to him with a basket full of apples and flowers which Dorothy sent to Theophilus. Being shocked by this miracle, Theophilius converted to a Christian, and shared the same fate as Dorothy. The emblem of Dorothy is a basket. |
