(died in 303AD)
(she lived in modern-day instanbul)
she refused to worship the “pagan” god and instead she practiced christianity.
so the emperor unleashed a wild bear upon her.
she was torn to pieces.
(and now she’s a “saint”)
(Saint Euphemia (Greek: Ευφημία Late Koine Greek [efiˈmia]), “well-spoken [of]”, known as the All-praised in the Orthodox Church, is a Christian saint, who was martyred for her faith in 303 AD)
According to Christian tradition, this occurred at Chalcedon.
According to tradition, Euphemia was arrested for refusing to offer sacrifices to Ares.
After suffering various tortures, she died in the arena at Chalcedon from wounds sustained from a lion.
Her tomb became a site of pilgrimages.
(she is commemorated on ‘September 16’)