Euphemia (empress)
| Euphemia | |
|---|---|
| Augusta | |
Possible portrait of Euphemia, National Museum of Serbia. | |
| 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 |
Euphemia (Greek: Εὐφημία, died 523 or 524), born Lupicina, was an Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire by marriage to Justin I.
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.