Before being slit, she began to pray. According to some traditions, an angel – in others it is claimed that she was a 6-year-old boy – appeared to her. The unexpected character carried a basket of roses with an incredible fragrance and various fruits, including three apples. Then, Dorothea told him: “Take them to Theophilus and tell him: ‘Behold, I am sending you from Paradise what you have asked of me.’”
The angel obeyed and gave Theophilus the gifts as Saint Dorothy had instructed him. The pagan lawyer, upon seeing this wonder, began to shout that Christ was the true God and was converted.
Everyone was shocked to see how Theophilus proclaimed his faith. Thus, his companions denounced him and he was also sentenced to death. “For this reason, his liturgical memory is associated with that of Saint Dorothy on the same day,” he indicates. Vatican Newsthe official Vatican news website.