Great Martyr · 4th century
Great Martyr Euphemia the All-Praised
Also known as Euphemia of Chalcedon
A maiden of Chalcedon who confessed Christ and was given to wild beasts and fire under Diocletian; in later days, at the Fourth Ecumenical Council, the Orthodox confession of faith was laid in her tomb and found upon her breast, while the heretics' scroll lay at her feet.
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Notes
Principal martyrdom feast is Sep 16; Jul 11 commemorates the miracle of her relics at Chalcedon.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints