Tag: Euphemia
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01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Francesco Cairo’s The Martyrdom of Saint Euphemia, with Footnotes #200
Estimated for 15,000 – 20,000 GBP on July 2023Euphemia, known as the All-praised in the Eastern 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. She was thrown ‘into a…