Eirene the empress dedicated to the Theotokos a gilded silver dove

Summary:
Out of reverence for the Theotokos and as thanks for healing from sickness, Eirene the empress used a poem of Theodoros Prodromos to dedicate to the Theotokos a completely gilded silver dove 
Dates:
1150 (Uncertain) 
Eirene (Bertha of Sulzbach), first wife of Manuel I (Eirene 66)
  • She used a poem of Theodoros 25001 to dedicate to the Theotokos a fully guilded silver dove, in thanks for healing from illness (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte XXXIV