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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Euphemia

289 - 304

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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 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 351,916 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Euphemia is the 769th most popular religious figure (down from 745th in 2019), the 350th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 357th in 2019) and the 52nd 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

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Euphemia ranks 769 out of 2,238Before her are Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Saint Cajetan, Robert de Sorbon, Adnan, Brother Roger, and Kinga of Poland. After her are Ilia II of Georgia, Raymond of Penyafort, Willibrord, Itzhak Stern, Antipope Boniface VII, and Expeditus.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Euphemia ranks 350 out of 1,301Before her are Alexander Balas (-150), Tiberius III (700), Argishti I of Urartu (-827), Seleucus III Ceraunus (-243), Maria of Alania (1053), and Gülbahar Hatun (1429). After her are Thomas the Slav (800), Expeditus (300), Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha (null), Publilius Syrus (-100), Aziz Nesin (1915), and Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Euphemia ranks 52Before her are Said Nursî (1877), Evagrius Ponticus (345), Onesimus (1), Nectarios of Aegina (1846), Papias of Hierapolis (70), and Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758). After her are Expeditus (300), Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha (null), Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia (300), Agabus (100), Mammes of Caesarea (259), and Apollinaris of Ravenna (101).