Empress Pulcheria

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Byzantine empress Christian saint Eastern Roman imperial princess regent of the Eastern Roman Empire

Empress Pulcheria was a powerful 5th-century Byzantine imperial princess and regent who wielded significant political and religious influence, notably shaping Christian doctrine and imperial policy in the Eastern Roman Empire.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pulcheria	5
Aelia Pulcheria	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine empress ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ Eastern Roman imperial princess ⓘ regent of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
associatedWith	Emperor Marcian ⓘ surface form: Marcian Nestorian controversy ⓘ Theodosius II ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Council of Chalcedon ⓘ Council of Ephesus ⓘ
birthDate	399 ⓘ
birthPlace	Constantinople (probable) ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
canonizationStatus	recognized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
country	Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
court	Constantinople imperial court ⓘ
deathDate	453 ⓘ
deathPlace	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
era	5th century ⓘ
father	Arcadius ⓘ
givenName	Empress Pulcheria self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Aelia Pulcheria
influenced	development of Marian devotion in the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ imperial church policy in the 5th century ⓘ
knownFor	building churches dedicated to the Virgin Mary ⓘ strong personal piety ⓘ vow of virginity ⓘ
languageSpoken	Greek ⓘ
marriageDate	450 ⓘ
mother	Aelia Eudocia ⓘ surface form: Aelia Eudoxia
nobleFamily	Theodosian dynasty ⓘ
notableAchievement	Exercised de facto rule of the Eastern Roman Empire during the minority of Theodosius II ⓘ Influenced imperial religious policy in favor of Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ Played a key role in the condemnation of Nestorianism ⓘ Supported the Council of Chalcedon in 451 ⓘ Supported the Council of Ephesus in 431 ⓘ
notableWork	Patronage of churches and monasteries in Constantinople ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
politicalAlignment	supporter of the bishop of Constantinople ⓘ
positionHeld	regent for Theodosius II ⓘ
predecessor	Arcadius ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Nicene Christianity ⓘ
sibling	Arcadia ⓘ Marina ⓘ Theodosius II ⓘ
spouse	Emperor Marcian ⓘ surface form: Marcian
startTime	414 ⓘ
successor	Emperor Marcian ⓘ surface form: Marcian
title	Augusta ⓘ Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ Regent of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ