Mosaic roundels depicting six women martyrs

Six women martyrs in Ravenna

VM number: 0011

Description: Mosaic roundels on the barrel vaults of the Cappella Arcivescovile of Ravenna, with portrait busts of twelve apostles and twelve martyrs (six women, six men). In this view of one vault there are six women martyrs, left to right: Cecilia (of Rome), Eugenia (of Chalcedon), Eufemia/Euphemia (of Rome), Daria (of Rome), Perpetua (of Carthage), Felicitas (of Rome).