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Euphemia - ܐܘܦܡܝܐ ܘܣܘܦܝܐ

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In hagiography: the widow Sophia and her daughter Euphemia quarter a Goth serving in the Roman army in Edessa. The Goth forces Sophia to give Euphemia to him in marriage, but he then enslaves her. The intercession of Sts. Shmona, Guria, and Habib saves Euphemia and returns her to Edessa. 1

Names

  • ܐܘܦܡܝܐ ܘܣܘܦܝܐ1
  • Euphemia
  • ܐܘܦܡܝܐ1
  • Euphémie1
  • Euphémie et Sophie1
  • Ēwpemyā w-Sopiya
  • St Euphemia2
  • ʾEwpimīyā1
  • ʾĒwpemyā1

Sex

female1

Notes

In hagiography: the widow Sophia and her daughter Euphemia quarter a Goth serving in the Roman army in Edessa. The Goth forces Sophia to give Euphemia to him in marriage, but he then enslaves her. The intercession of Sts. Shmona, Guria, and Habib saves Euphemia and returns her to Edessa. 1
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    • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, n.d, entry: 1559727. Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
    • 2 Sergey Minov, ed., A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013), entry: St Euphemia