Istanbul – In the Sultanhamet district of Istanbul, the remains of an ancient church dedicated to Sant’Eufemia are still preserved, decorated with an important series of frescoes from the Middle Ages. Located in the rotunda of the Palace of Antioch, of which only a small portion survives in the courtyard of the Adliye Saray (The Palace of Justice), is the recently restored martyrium of Sant’Eufemia is a precious historical and artistic document of the ancient city. Sant’Eufemia will be the central topic of the second event part of the series “Lives Lived on the Edge”, scheduled this evening, at 19:00 at the Theatre of the Italian Institute of Istanbul. (9Colonne)
