Euphemia (empress)
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Euphemia (Greek: Εὐφημία, died 520s), born Lupicina, was an Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire by marriage to Justin I.
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Euphemia | |
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Empress consort of the Byzantine Empire | |
Tenure | 10 July 518 – 524? |
Born | 5th century |
Died | 523/524 Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
Burial | Church of Saint Euphemia |
Spouse | Justin I |
Dynasty | Justinian Dynasty |
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Empress Euphemia is credited with the ecclesiastical policies of Justin and she founded a Church of Saint Euphemia, where she was buried following her death, probably in either 523 or 524. Justin was buried by her side in 527.[4]