Euphemia
Sign in to saveEuphemia (; 'well-spoken [of]'), known as Euphemia the All-praised in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was a virgin martyr, who died for her faith at Chalcedon in 303 AD.
Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Euphemia
- Saint.death_date
- October 16?, 303 AD
- Saint.image
- Andrea Mantegna - St. Euphemia - 1454.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 250px
- Saint.caption
- Saint Euphemia, Andrea Mantegna, tempera on canvas, 1454
- Saint.titles
- Virgin, martyr
- Saint.attributes
- surrounded by one or a few lions, often holding a wheel or a cross
- Saint.major_shrine
- Orthodox Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George, Istanbul, Church of St. Euphemia, Rovinj, Croatia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eufemia
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Chalcedon
- Place of death
- Chalcedon
- Image
- Andrea Mantegna - St. Euphemia - 1454.jpg
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- subject has role
- martyr
- Commons category
- Saint Euphemia
- date of death
- 0304-10-16
- canonization status
- great martyr
- date of birth
- 0289-01-01
- time period
- Roman Empire
- place of burial
- St. Euphemia's Basilica
- feast day
- July 11
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Historical background
- Hagiography
- Miracle during the Council of Chalcedon
- Relics
- Veneration
- See also
- References
- External links
Euphemia (; 'well-spoken [of]'), known as Euphemia the All-praised in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was a virgin martyr, who died for her faith at Chalcedon in 303 AD.
According to tradition, Euphemia was martyred for refusing to offer sacrifices to Ares. She was arrested and after suffering various tortures, died in the arena at Chalcedon from a wound sustained from a bear. Her tomb became a site of pilgrimages. She is commemorated on September 16.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Euphemia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.