Theodosius II

Saint

Theodosius II
Saint; Theodosius II
Right-Believing, Emperor of the Roman Empire
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast	29 July

Regnal name
	Latin: Imperator Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus; Greek: Αὐτοκράτωρ καῖσαρ Φλάβιος Θεοδόσιος αὐγουστος

Theodosius II
Theodosius II
	Bust of Theodosius II in the Louvre
Roman emperor
Reign	10 January 402 – 28 July 450; (senior from 1 May 408)
Predecessor	Arcadius
Successor	Marcian
Western; emperors	Honorius (402–423); Joannes (423–425); Valentinian III (425–450)
Born	10 April 401
Died	28 July 450 (aged 49)
Burial	Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople
Spouse	Aelia Eudocia
Issue	Licinia Eudoxia; Flaccilla; Arcadius (possibly);
Regnal name
Regnal name
	Latin: Imperator Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus; Greek: Αὐτοκράτωρ καῖσαρ Φλάβιος Θεοδόσιος αὐγουστος
Dynasty	Theodosian
Father	Arcadius
Mother	Aelia Eudoxia
Religion	Nicene Christianity

Theodosius II (Greek: Θεοδόσιος Theodosios; 10 April 401 – 28 July 450) was Roman emperor from 402 to 450. He was proclaimed augustus as an infant and ruled as the Eastern Empire's sole emperor after the death of his father, Arcadius, in 408. His reign was marked by the promulgation of the Theodosian law code and the construction of the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople. He also presided over the outbreak of two great Christological controversies, Nestorianism and Eutychianism.

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