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In 1486, Teodora was introduced by fellow Assassin [[Antonio de Magianis]] to [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the son of another inducted Assassin called [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]]. Teodora guided Ezio in his objective to kill the [[Templars|Templar]] Doge [[Marco Barbarigo]], by informing him that he could win a golden mask, which would grant him access to Marco's personal carnevale party. Ezio participated in the contest to win the mask, but, even though Ezio clearly won all the matches, the mask was given to Marco's bodyguard [[Dante Moro]]. Teodora and Antonio instructed Ezio to use Teodora's courtesans to distract Dante, which gave Ezio an opportunity to steal the mask. Ezio entered the party and met with Teodora, who offered her girls to help Ezio staying out of the guards' sight, who had been informed of Ezio's presence. After Marco appeared, Ezio assassinated him and returned to La Rosa Della Virtù, where he tried to win himself a night with Teodora, but she cut him short and commands her girls to attend to him.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
 
In 1486, Teodora was introduced by fellow Assassin [[Antonio de Magianis]] to [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the son of another inducted Assassin called [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]]. Teodora guided Ezio in his objective to kill the [[Templars|Templar]] Doge [[Marco Barbarigo]], by informing him that he could win a golden mask, which would grant him access to Marco's personal carnevale party. Ezio participated in the contest to win the mask, but, even though Ezio clearly won all the matches, the mask was given to Marco's bodyguard [[Dante Moro]]. Teodora and Antonio instructed Ezio to use Teodora's courtesans to distract Dante, which gave Ezio an opportunity to steal the mask. Ezio entered the party and met with Teodora, who offered her girls to help Ezio staying out of the guards' sight, who had been informed of Ezio's presence. After Marco appeared, Ezio assassinated him and returned to La Rosa Della Virtù, where he tried to win himself a night with Teodora, but she cut him short and commands her girls to attend to him.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
   
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In 1499, once Ezio had acquired the remaining [[Codex]] pages, Teodora met in [[Monteriggioni]] with the other Assassins to locate [[The Vatican Vault|the Vault]]. Once it was determined that the Vault was in [[Rome]], she agreed to "cause trouble in the city", along with the others, while Ezio infiltrated the [[Vatican]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
 
In 1499, once Ezio had acquired the remaining [[Codex]] pages, Teodora met in [[Monteriggioni]] with the other Assassins to locate [[The Vatican Vault|the Vault]]. Once it was determined that the Vault was in [[Rome]], she agreed to "cause trouble in the city", along with the others, while Ezio infiltrated the [[Vatican]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
   
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La Rosa Della Virtù was burned in a fire in 1516 started by a disgruntled bishop who wished to lie with one of the girls for free. The Roman Catholic Church publicly cited that the fire was an act of God. Teodora's fate remained unknown, although she would have been 66 at this time.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
 
La Rosa Della Virtù was burned in a fire in 1516 started by a disgruntled bishop who wished to lie with one of the girls for free. The Roman Catholic Church publicly cited that the fire was an act of God. Teodora's fate remained unknown, although she would have been 66 at this time.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
   
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"I find that men are more... open, to religious change when it comes to women like me."
―Sister Teodora


Teodora Contanto, also known as Sister Teodora, (1450 - ?) was the leader of the Venetian courtesans and a member of the Assassin Order.[1]

Biography

Early life

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Teodora with Antonio de Magianis at La Rosa Della Virtù.

Teodora was born in Venice to the a family of jewelers that owned their own shop. Teodora was apprenticed to her mother as a shop girl. Visitors to the shop noticed Teodora's beauty and charm, in 1462, one man buying diamond earrings for his wife, Margarita, noticed the twelve year old Teodora and left wishing he had never married. Five years later in 1467, court records show that on 26th of November she was caught having an affair with a married man at the age of 17. The man's wife found out and alerted the authorities. To avoid legal action her parents sent her to a convent as punishment to live out the rest of her days in peace and prayer. Later that year, Teodora entered the Santa Maria degli Angeli convent.[1]

Becoming a courtesan

"Like many young women, I was drawn to the church, but grew disillusioned by the "believers" of this city". Men hold God as an idea in their heads, not in the depths of their hearts and bodies. Men must know how to love in order to reach salvation. My girls and I provide that to our congregation."
―Teodora[src]

However after five years, 1473, at the age of 23, Teodora grew tired of convent life due to her own personal beliefs. She left leaving a statement nailed to the door in which she talked about life as a nun being "earthly" and sterile. She concluded her letter with a brief description of her own belief "only in partnership with another can one truly enter the arms of God".[1]

That very same year, Teodora opened La Rosa Della Virtù (The Rose of Virtue), a bordello situated in Venice's Dorsodoro district, the festival center of Venice, it was staffed solely by former nuns with similar ideals to Teodora. The Pope would frequently try to force the Venetian Council to shut it down, but it would remain open until 1516. Although she was no longer a part of the Catholic Church, Teodora considered herself a nun, in her own brand of faith. Additionally, Teodora was somehow introduced to and inducted into the Assassin Order.[1]

Helping Ezio

"But I have such aches and pains, sister, I may need a great deal of comfort and succor"
―Ezio flirting with Teodora.[src]
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Teodora explaining her plan to obtain the golden mask.

In 1486, Teodora was introduced by fellow Assassin Antonio de Magianis to Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the son of another inducted Assassin called Giovanni Auditore da Firenze. Teodora guided Ezio in his objective to kill the Templar Doge Marco Barbarigo, by informing him that he could win a golden mask, which would grant him access to Marco's personal carnevale party. Ezio participated in the contest to win the mask, but, even though Ezio clearly won all the matches, the mask was given to Marco's bodyguard Dante Moro. Teodora and Antonio instructed Ezio to use Teodora's courtesans to distract Dante, which gave Ezio an opportunity to steal the mask. Ezio entered the party and met with Teodora, who offered her girls to help Ezio staying out of the guards' sight, who had been informed of Ezio's presence. After Marco appeared, Ezio assassinated him and returned to La Rosa Della Virtù, where he tried to win himself a night with Teodora, but she cut him short and commands her girls to attend to him.[1]

Acquiring the Apple of Eden

Teodora, alongside the other Assassins who had guided Ezio before, met with Ezio again in 1488 after the latter's fight with the Grand Master of the Templar Order, Rodrigo Borgia. They revealed themselves to be Assassins, which was previously unknown to Ezio.[1]

Finding the Vault

In 1499, once Ezio had acquired the remaining Codex pages, Teodora met in Monteriggioni with the other Assassins to locate the Vault. Once it was determined that the Vault was in Rome, she agreed to "cause trouble in the city", along with the others, while Ezio infiltrated the Vatican.[1]

Later life

La Rosa Della Virtù was burned in a fire in 1516 started by a disgruntled bishop who wished to lie with one of the girls for free. The Roman Catholic Church publicly cited that the fire was an act of God. Teodora's fate remained unknown, although she would have been 66 at this time.[1]

Trivia

  • The name Teodora is Italian for Theodora, the feminine for Theodore, which in Greek means "God's Gift"
  • Teodora's design bears a strong resemblance to the Ridolfo Ghirlandaio painting, The Nun.
  • During the mission "Having a Blast", if you kill Marco before Teodora leaves, you can get guards to go after her and kill her and you can then loot her.

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