Euphemia 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | F |
| Floruit | L VIII/E IX |
| PmbZ No. | 1687 |
| Variant Names | Euphemou |
| Ethnicity | Armenian |
| Locations | Hagia Theotokos (Convent of the, Gate of Pemptos); Constantinople (residence); Hagia Theotokos (Convent of the, Gate of Pemptos) (residence) |
| Occupation | Nun |
| Textual Sources | Vita Sancti Philareti, by Nicetas of Amnia (BHG 1511z), ed. M.-H. Fourmy and M. Leroy, "La Vie de S. Philarhte", Byz 9 (1934), pp. 113-167 (hagiography) |
Euphemia 1 was a granddaughter of St Philaretos (Philaretos 1), daughter of Ioannes 12 and Eirene 2, sister of Bardas 1, Eustathios 1, Niketas 8, Philaretos 3, Helene 1 and Hypatia 3: Nicetas, Vita S. Philareti, p. 141, line 29 (called Εὐφημία). The second daughter of Ioannes 12, she and her sister Helene 1 became nuns in the convent of the Theotokos at the Gate of Pemptos; both of them died after twelve years there: Nicetas, Vita S. Philareti, p. 159, line 11 (called Εὐφημοῦ). The family was of Armenian descent; see Maria 2.
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