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Euphemia of Bytom Birth 1352 Death 26 Aug 1411 (aged 58–59) Burial. Henryków Abbey. Wrocław, ...
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Saint Euphemia lived in the 3rd century AD. She was the daughter of pious parents. Her father was a senator named Philophronos and her mother was Theodosia. She was born in Chalcedon, located across the Bosporus from the city of Byzantium(modern-day Istanbul). From her youth she dedicated her life to Christ and practiced the virtues of prayer, fast...
The Fourth Ecumenical Council convened in the city of Chalcedon in the year 451. The 630 delegates gathered in the church of Saint Euphemia where her holy relics were housed. The council repudiated the Eutychian doctrine of monophysitism, and set forth the Chalcedonian Creed, which describes the "full humanity and full divinity" of Jesus Christ, th...
Around the year 620, in the wake of the conquest of Chalcedon by the Persians under Khosrau I in the year 617, the relics of Saint Euphemia were transferred to a new church in Constantinople. There, during the persecutions of the Iconoclasts, her reliquary was said to have been thrown into the sea, from which it was recovered by the ship-owning bro...
The feast day of Saint Euphemia is September 16 in commemoration of her martyrdom. Her miracle at the Council of Chalcedon is commemorated on July 11.
GreatMartyr Euphemia Orthodox Theological Academy, an online theological academy which opened in 2018, has St. Euphemia the All-Praised as its patroness.
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Euphemia ( Greek: Εὐφημία; 'well-spoken [of]'), known as 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 ...
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Feastday: September 16. Death: 307. Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Euphemia. Martyred virgin of Chalcedon. The traditions surrounding her death state that she was tortured and then slain by a wild lion because she refused to attend a pagan ceremony.
Sep 24, 2021 · Elzbieta of Bytom and Kozielsk, f. ml. 1347 og 1350, Polen, Poland d. eft. 1373, Polen, Poland (Alder 27 år) Przemyslaw I Noszak Duke of Cieszyn, g. 15 jun. 1360-1363 + 2. Euphemia of Bytom and Kozielsk, f. ml. 1350 og 1352, Czech Republic d. 26 aug. 1411, Czech Republic (Alder 61 år) Bolko III Herzog von Münsterberg, g. jun. 1369
St. Euphemia was martyred at Chalcedon during the persecutions of Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th century. After Christianity was legalized in 313, the people of Chalcedon built a grand basilica for the sarcophagus containing her remains. In about 380-90 St. Asterius of Amasea visited the basilica and was deeply moved by a painting of ...
