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St. Euphemia

Commemorated September 24

Feast day
September 24
Origin
Chalcedon

About the saint

At Chalcedon, forty-nine holy martyrs, who, after the martyrdom of St. Euphemia, under the emperor Diocletian, were condemned to be devoured by the beasts, but being miraculously delivered, were finally struck with the sword, and went to heaven.