RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Euphemia

289 - 304

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Euphemia (Greek: Εὐφημία; '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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Euphemia has received more than 380,575 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Euphemia is the 720th most popular religious figure (up from 763rd in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 349th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Euphemia is most famous for being the wife of a Byzantine emperor who was executed by her husband.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Euphemia ranks 720 out of 3,187. Before her are Atiśa, Angelo Sodano, Ananias of Damascus, Pope Severinus, Mahapajapati Gotami, and Silas. After her are Eli, Philemon, Ivo of Kermartin, Nathan Söderblom, Melania the Younger, and Pope Adrian IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 289, Euphemia ranks 3. Before her are Fausta, and Pancras of Rome. After her is Julius Constantius. Among people deceased in 304, Euphemia ranks 10. Before her are Anastasia of Sirmium, Christina of Bolsena, Saint Florian, Pope Marcellinus, Eulalia of Mérida, and Pancras of Rome. After her are Juliana of Nicomedia, Saint Afra, Emerentiana, and Saint Domnius.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Euphemia ranks 277 out of 1,347. Before her are Libanius (314), Gülbahar Hatun (1429), Süleyman Çelebi (1377), Aristagoras (-600), Thrasymachus (-459), and Hümaşah Sultan (1540). After her are Tribonian (475), Gevherhan Sultan (1605), Dio Chrysostom (40), Ptolemy Philadelphus (-36), Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010), and Thomas the Slav (800).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Euphemia ranks 41. Before her are Basilios Bessarion (1403), Evagrius Ponticus (345), Said Nursî (1877), Pancras of Rome (289), Lydia of Thyatira (100), and Antipas of Pergamum (100). After her are Haran (null), Apollinaris of Ravenna (101), Erasmus of Formia (300), Theodora (815), Onesimus (1), and Nectarios of Aegina (1846).

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