[2] The poem In laudem Justini minoris ("In praise of the younger Justin") by Flavius Cresconius Corippus, a primary source for the coronation of her father, notes its difference from the conventional and respectable name of her mother,[2] indicating that it did sound strange even to a contemporary.
Assuming her to be at least twenty years old, Shahîd suggests that the name could have been chosen to please her great-aunt Theodora (d. 548), the wife of Justinian I (r. 527–565).
One of Theodora's allies and strong supporter of Monophysitism happened to be the Arab phylarch Al-Harith ibn Jabalah (Arethas) of the Ghassanids.
[6] A hagiography of Simeon Stylites the Younger claims that Arabia suffered from demonic possession during the reign of her father, and was cured by the saint.
[2] Another claim indicates, Saint Timothy of Proconessus is honored for healing the demon-possessed daughter of Emperor Justinian.
In gratitude, Empress Theodora established a monastery at the healing site, where his relics were found and a sacred spring emerged.