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{{Quote|I find that men are more... open, to religious change when it comes to women like me.|Sister Teodora.}} | {{Quote|I find that men are more... open, to religious change when it comes to women like me.|Sister Teodora.|Assassin's Creed II}} | ||
{{Character Infobox | {{Character Infobox | ||
|image = TeodoraContantoDatabaseRender.png | |image = TeodoraContantoDatabaseRender.png | ||
|birth = 1450<br>[[Venice]], [[Republic of Venice]] | |birth = 1450<br>[[Venice]], [[Republic of Venice]] | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = [[ | |affiliates = *''[[La Rosa della Virtù]]'' | ||
*[[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Brotherhood]] | *[[Assassins]] | ||
| | **[[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Brotherhood]] | ||
|database = [[Database: Teodora|Teodora]]<br>[[Database: Teodora Contanto|Teodora Contanto]] | |||
'''Teodora Contanto''', also known as '''Sister Teodora''', | }} | ||
'''Teodora Contanto''' (born 1450), also known as '''Sister Teodora''', was the leader of the [[Venice|Venetian]] [[courtesan]]s and a member of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]]. She spent five years of her life in a convent, but found herself disagreeing with the beliefs of the other nuns. After leaving the convent, she founded ''[[La Rosa della Virtù]]'', her own [[brothel]], which was staffed by women with beliefs akin to her own.<ref name="ACII">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | |||
She assisted the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] during his quest to assassinate [[Marco Barbarigo]], the [[Templars|Templar]] Doge of Venice. With the help of Teodora and her girls, Ezio was able to infiltrate the Doge's [[Carnevale]] party, where he assassinated his target. She was also one of the Assassins that were present during Ezio's fight with [[Rodrigo Borgia]], though they had come to retrieve an [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]]. Teodora, [[Paola]], and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] remained at the sidelines while the others joined the fight, and only revealed themselves after Rodrigo's departure.<ref name="ACII" /> | |||
She assisted the Assassin [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] during his quest to assassinate [[Marco Barbarigo]], the [[Templars|Templar]] Doge of Venice. With the help of Teodora and her girls, Ezio was able to infiltrate the Doge's [[Carnevale]] party, where he assassinated his target. | |||
She was also one of the Assassins that were present during Ezio's fight with [[Rodrigo Borgia]], though they had come to retrieve an [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple of Eden]]. Teodora, [[Paola]] and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] remained at the sidelines while the others joined the fight, and only revealed themselves after Rodrigo's departure.<ref name="ACII" /> | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
{{Quote|Like many young women, I was drawn to the church, but grew disillusioned by the 'believers' of this city.|Teodora on joining the church.|Assassin's Creed II}} | {{Quote|Like many young women, I was drawn to the church, but grew disillusioned by the 'believers' of this city.|Teodora on joining the church.|Assassin's Creed II|Nun the Wiser}} | ||
Teodora was born in Venice to a family of jewelers that had their own shop, and was apprenticed to her mother as a shop girl. Visitors to the shop noticed Teodora's beauty and charm, and 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, court records show that on 26 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 the Santa Maria degli Angeli convent as a punishment, so that she could live out the rest of her days in peace and prayer.<ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Database: Teodora]]</ref> | Teodora was born in Venice to a family of jewelers that had their own shop, and was apprenticed to her mother as a shop girl. Visitors to the shop noticed Teodora's beauty and charm, and 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, court records show that on 26 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 the Santa Maria degli Angeli convent as a punishment, so that she could live out the rest of her days in peace and prayer.<ref name="Database">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Database: Teodora]]</ref> | ||
===Becoming a courtesan=== | ===Becoming a courtesan=== | ||
{{Quote|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 describing her service to her beliefs.|Assassin's Creed II}} | {{Quote|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 describing her service to her beliefs.|Assassin's Creed II|Nun the Wiser}} | ||
[[File:DiD 1.png|thumb|left|250px|Teodora with Antonio de Magianis at La Rosa della Virtù]] | [[File:DiD 1.png|thumb|left|250px|Teodora with Antonio de Magianis at La Rosa della Virtù]] | ||
In 1473, at the age of 23, Teodora grew tired of convent life and the way it conflicted with her own personal beliefs. She left the convent, leaving behind a statement nailed to the door in which she spoke about life as a nun being "earthly" and sterile. She concluded her letter with a brief description of her own beliefs: | In 1473, at the age of 23, Teodora grew tired of convent life and the way it conflicted with her own personal beliefs. She left the convent, leaving behind a statement nailed to the door in which she spoke about life as a nun being "earthly" and sterile. She concluded her letter with a brief description of her own beliefs: "only in partnership with another can one truly enter the arms of God".<ref name="Database" /> | ||
That very same year, Teodora opened La Rosa della Virtù, "The Rose of Virtue", a bordello situated in Venice's [[Dorsoduro District]], the festival center of Venice.<ref name="Database" /> It was staffed solely by former nuns with similar ideals to those of Teodora. The Pope would frequently try to force the [[Republic of Venice|Venetian Council]] to shut it down, but it would remain open until 1516.<ref name="La Rosa DB">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Database: La Rosa della Virtù]]</ref> Although she was no longer a part of the Catholic Church, Teodora considered herself a nun, worshipping in her own idiosyncratic brand of faith. Additionally, Teodora was somehow introduced to and inducted into the Assassin Order.<ref name="ACII" /> | That very same year, Teodora opened La Rosa della Virtù, "The Rose of Virtue", a bordello situated in Venice's [[Dorsoduro|Dorsoduro District]], the festival center of Venice.<ref name="Database" /> It was staffed solely by former nuns with similar ideals to those of Teodora. The Pope would frequently try to force the [[Republic of Venice|Venetian Council]] to shut it down, but it would remain open until 1516.<ref name="La Rosa DB">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Database: La Rosa della Virtù]]</ref> Although she was no longer a part of the Catholic Church, Teodora considered herself a nun, worshipping in her own idiosyncratic brand of faith. Additionally, Teodora was somehow introduced to and inducted into the Assassin Order.<ref name="ACII" /> | ||
===Helping Ezio=== | ===Helping Ezio=== | ||
{{Quote|You'll need a golden mask for entry. And before you think of forging one, keep in mind, each mask is numbered. Fortunately for you, I have an idea. Let's see if we can't win you a mask.|Teodora informing Ezio of their situation.|Assassin's Creed II}} | {{Quote|You'll need a golden mask for entry. And before you think of forging one, keep in mind, each mask is numbered. Fortunately for you, I have an idea. Let's see if we can't win you a mask.|Teodora informing Ezio of their situation, 1486.|Assassin's Creed II|Nun the Wiser}} | ||
[[File:NtW 3.png|thumb|right|250px|Teodora explaining her plan to obtain the golden mask]] | [[File:NtW 3.png|thumb|right|250px|Teodora explaining her plan to obtain the golden mask]] | ||
In 1486, Teodora was introduced to Ezio Auditore by fellow Assassin | In 1486, Teodora was introduced to Ezio Auditore by fellow Assassin [[Antonio de Magianis]]. Teodora guided Ezio in his objective to kill the Templar Doge Marco Barbarigo by informing him that he could win a [[Golden Mask|golden mask]], which would grant him access to Marco's personal Carnevale party.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Nun the Wiser]]</ref> Ezio participated in the contest to win the mask, but even though Ezio fairly won all the matches, the mask was given to Marco's bodyguard [[Dante Moro]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Cheaters Never Prosper]]</ref> | ||
Teodora and Antonio then instructed Ezio to use Teodora's courtesans to distract Dante, which would allow him an opportunity to steal the mask. Successful, Ezio entered the party and met with Teodora, who offered him her girls to help Ezio stay out of the [[ | Teodora and Antonio then instructed Ezio to use Teodora's courtesans to distract Dante, which would allow him an opportunity to steal the mask. Successful, Ezio entered the party and met with Teodora, who offered him her girls to help Ezio stay out of the [[Soldier|guards]]' sight, who had been informed of his presence at the party. After Marco appeared, Ezio assassinated him and returned to La Rosa della Virtù, where he tried to win himself a night with Teodora; she cut his efforts short and commanded her girls to attend to him.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Having a Blast]]</ref> | ||
===Acquiring the Apple of Eden=== | ===Acquiring the Apple of Eden=== | ||
{{Quote|Do you really, now? Or are you here for another reason, my son?|Teodora's response when Ezio desired to follow after Rodrigo.|Assassin's Creed II}} | {{Quote|Do you really, now? Or are you here for another reason, my son?|Teodora's response when Ezio desired to follow after Rodrigo, 1488.|Assassin's Creed II|Play Along}} | ||
[[File:Play along 10.png|thumb||250px|left|Ezio's formal induction to the Assassin Order]] | [[File:Play along 10.png|thumb||250px|left|Ezio's formal induction to the Assassin Order]] | ||
In 1488, Teodora joined the other Assassins in Venice, where they hoped to acquire the Apple of Eden from Rodrigo Borgia, [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order|Italian Templars]]. However, when they arrived, they found Ezio already fighting the Templar and his guards; Paola, Teodora and Niccolò Machiavelli remained on the sidelines as the other Assassins assisted Ezio in the fight. When the guards were killed and Rodrigo had fled, leaving the Apple of Eden behind, they revealed themselves to be Assassins, a fact which had previously been unknown to Ezio. Ezio was then [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|inducted in the Assassin Order]], a ceremony where Teodora was also present, after which they all took a [[Leap of Faith]] from a tower.<ref | In 1488, Teodora joined the other Assassins in Venice, where they hoped to acquire the Apple of Eden from Rodrigo Borgia, [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order|Italian Templars]]. However, when they arrived, they found Ezio already fighting the Templar and his guards; Paola, Teodora and Niccolò Machiavelli remained on the sidelines as the other Assassins assisted Ezio in the fight. When the guards were killed and Rodrigo had fled, leaving the Apple of Eden behind, they revealed themselves to be Assassins, a fact which had previously been unknown to Ezio. Ezio was then [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|inducted in the Assassin Order]], a ceremony where Teodora was also present, after which they all took a [[Leap of Faith]] from a tower.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Play Along]]</ref> | ||
===Finding the Vault=== | ===Finding the Vault=== | ||
{{Dialogue|Mario|Now I understand! It's not the Vault alone he's gained access to - but the staff as well!|Teodora|What staff?|The Assassins discussing the Pieces of Eden.|Assassin's Creed II}} | {{Dialogue|Mario|Now I understand! It's not the Vault alone he's gained access to - but the staff as well!|Teodora|What staff?|The Assassins discussing the Pieces of Eden, 1499.|Assassin's Creed II|X Marks the Spot}} | ||
[[File:X marks 7.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] suggesting the Assassins cause trouble in Rome]] | [[File:X marks 7.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] suggesting the Assassins cause trouble in Rome]] | ||
In 1499, Ezio had acquired the remaining [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] pages, and Teodora and the other Assassins met again, this time in [[Monteriggioni]]. They hoped to locate [[Vatican Vault|the Vault]] that the prophecy spoke of. Once it had been determined that the Vault was in [[Rome]], she agreed to "cause trouble in the city", along with the others, while Ezio infiltrated the Vatican. After this, she returned to Venice, where she remained as the head of the courtesans.<ref | In 1499, Ezio had acquired the remaining [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]] pages, and Teodora and the other Assassins met again, this time in [[Monteriggioni]]. They hoped to locate [[Vatican Vault|the Vault]] that the prophecy spoke of. Once it had been determined that the Vault was in [[Rome]], she agreed to "cause trouble in the city", along with the others, while Ezio infiltrated the Vatican. After this, she returned to Venice, where she remained as the head of the courtesans.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[X Marks the Spot]]</ref> | ||
===Later life=== | ===Later life=== | ||
In 1516, La Rosa della Virtù was burned in a fire 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.<ref name="La Rosa DB" /> Teodora's fate remained unknown, although she would have been 66 at this time.<ref name="ACII" /> | In 1516, La Rosa della Virtù was burned in a fire 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.<ref name="La Rosa DB" /> Teodora's fate remained unknown, although she would have been 66 at this time.<ref name="ACII" /> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
AC2 Art Teodora Contanto.jpg|Early concept art of Teodora | |||
ACReb Teodora Concept Art.jpg|Concept model of Teodora in ''Rebellion'' | |||
ACReb Teodora Contanto.png|Teodora in ''Rebellion'' | |||
ACRebellion Profile - Teodora.png|Teodora's avatar in ''Rebellion''{{'}}s character menu | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Teodora Contanto is a character introduced in the 2009 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' where she is voiced by [[Nadia Verrucci]]. Her design is possibly based on {{Wiki|Ridolfo Ghirlandaio}}'s painting, {{Wiki|File:Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio - Portrait of a Woman, called "The Nun" - WGA08928.jpg|''The Nun''}}. Her name, "Teodora", an Italian variant of Theodora, the feminine form of Theodoros, a Greek name meaning 'gift of god', keeping in line with her religious aesthetic. | |||
During the mission "[[Having a Blast]]," if Marco was killed before Teodora leaves, guards may chase and kill her, allowing her body to be looted. | |||
She was later added to the mobile game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' as a rare specialist character. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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- "I find that men are more... open, to religious change when it comes to women like me."
- ―Sister Teodora.[src]
Teodora Contanto (born 1450), also known as Sister Teodora, was the leader of the Venetian courtesans and a member of the Italian Brotherhood of Assassins. She spent five years of her life in a convent, but found herself disagreeing with the beliefs of the other nuns. After leaving the convent, she founded La Rosa della Virtù, her own brothel, which was staffed by women with beliefs akin to her own.[1]
She assisted the Assassin Ezio Auditore during his quest to assassinate Marco Barbarigo, the Templar Doge of Venice. With the help of Teodora and her girls, Ezio was able to infiltrate the Doge's Carnevale party, where he assassinated his target. She was also one of the Assassins that were present during Ezio's fight with Rodrigo Borgia, though they had come to retrieve an Apple of Eden. Teodora, Paola, and Niccolò Machiavelli remained at the sidelines while the others joined the fight, and only revealed themselves after Rodrigo's departure.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Teodora was born in Venice to a family of jewelers that had their own shop, and was apprenticed to her mother as a shop girl. Visitors to the shop noticed Teodora's beauty and charm, and 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, court records show that on 26 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 the Santa Maria degli Angeli convent as a punishment, so that she could live out the rest of her days in peace and prayer.[2]
Becoming a courtesan[edit | edit source]
In 1473, at the age of 23, Teodora grew tired of convent life and the way it conflicted with her own personal beliefs. She left the convent, leaving behind a statement nailed to the door in which she spoke about life as a nun being "earthly" and sterile. She concluded her letter with a brief description of her own beliefs: "only in partnership with another can one truly enter the arms of God".[2]
That very same year, Teodora opened La Rosa della Virtù, "The Rose of Virtue", a bordello situated in Venice's Dorsoduro District, the festival center of Venice.[2] It was staffed solely by former nuns with similar ideals to those of Teodora. The Pope would frequently try to force the Venetian Council to shut it down, but it would remain open until 1516.[3] Although she was no longer a part of the Catholic Church, Teodora considered herself a nun, worshipping in her own idiosyncratic brand of faith. Additionally, Teodora was somehow introduced to and inducted into the Assassin Order.[1]
Helping Ezio[edit | edit source]
In 1486, Teodora was introduced to Ezio Auditore by fellow Assassin Antonio de Magianis. 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.[4] Ezio participated in the contest to win the mask, but even though Ezio fairly won all the matches, the mask was given to Marco's bodyguard Dante Moro.[5]
Teodora and Antonio then instructed Ezio to use Teodora's courtesans to distract Dante, which would allow him an opportunity to steal the mask. Successful, Ezio entered the party and met with Teodora, who offered him her girls to help Ezio stay out of the guards' sight, who had been informed of his presence at the party. After Marco appeared, Ezio assassinated him and returned to La Rosa della Virtù, where he tried to win himself a night with Teodora; she cut his efforts short and commanded her girls to attend to him.[6]
Acquiring the Apple of Eden[edit | edit source]
In 1488, Teodora joined the other Assassins in Venice, where they hoped to acquire the Apple of Eden from Rodrigo Borgia, Grand Master of the Italian Templars. However, when they arrived, they found Ezio already fighting the Templar and his guards; Paola, Teodora and Niccolò Machiavelli remained on the sidelines as the other Assassins assisted Ezio in the fight. When the guards were killed and Rodrigo had fled, leaving the Apple of Eden behind, they revealed themselves to be Assassins, a fact which had previously been unknown to Ezio. Ezio was then inducted in the Assassin Order, a ceremony where Teodora was also present, after which they all took a Leap of Faith from a tower.[7]
Finding the Vault[edit | edit source]
In 1499, Ezio had acquired the remaining Codex pages, and Teodora and the other Assassins met again, this time in Monteriggioni. They hoped to locate the Vault that the prophecy spoke of. Once it had been determined that the Vault was in Rome, she agreed to "cause trouble in the city", along with the others, while Ezio infiltrated the Vatican. After this, she returned to Venice, where she remained as the head of the courtesans.[8]
Later life[edit | edit source]
In 1516, La Rosa della Virtù was burned in a fire 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.[3] Teodora's fate remained unknown, although she would have been 66 at this time.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Early concept art of Teodora -
Concept model of Teodora in Rebellion -
Teodora in Rebellion -
Teodora's avatar in Rebellion's character menu
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Teodora Contanto is a character introduced in the 2009 video game Assassin's Creed II where she is voiced by Nadia Verrucci. Her design is possibly based on Ridolfo Ghirlandaio's painting, The Nun. Her name, "Teodora", an Italian variant of Theodora, the feminine form of Theodoros, a Greek name meaning 'gift of god', keeping in line with her religious aesthetic.
During the mission "Having a Blast," if Marco was killed before Teodora leaves, guards may chase and kill her, allowing her body to be looted.
She was later added to the mobile game Assassin's Creed: Rebellion as a rare specialist character.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Renaissance
- Assassin's Creed: Recollection
- Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Teodora
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: La Rosa della Virtù
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Nun the Wiser
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Cheaters Never Prosper
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Having a Blast
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Play Along
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – X Marks the Spot
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