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Aelia Flavia Flaccilla (died 386) was a Roman empress and first wife of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. She was of Hispanian Roman descent. During her marriage to Theodosius, she gave birth to two sons – future Emperors Arcadius and Honorius – and a daughter, Aelia Pulcheria .
Flaccilla ( Plakilla ), AELIA, empress, wife of Theodosius the Great, died c. A.D. 385 or 386. Like Theodosius himself, his first wife, Aelia Flaccilla, was of Spanish descent. She may have been the daughter of Claudius Antonius, Prefect of Gaul, who was consul in 382. Her marriage with Theodosius probably took place in the year 376, when his ...
Saint Aelia Flaccilla, also known as Placilla, was a prominent figure in early Christianity and a revered saint of the Catholic Church. She was born into a family of Spanish descent, and it is believed that her father was Claudius Antonius, the Prefect of Gaul at the time. Aelia Flaccilla's humble beginnings would lead to a remarkable life that would leave a lasting impact on the Church. In ...
Flaccilla was, like her husband, a zealous supporter of the Nicene Creed and prevented the conference between the emperor and the Arian Eunomius (Sozomen, Church History VII.6). On the throne she was a shining example of Christian virtue and ardent charity. St. Ambrose describes her as "a soul true to God" (Fidelis anima Deo. — "De obitu ...
Flaccilla (c. 355–386)Roman empress. Name variations: Aelia Flavia Flaccilla; Flacilla; named "Augusta" (empress), probably around 383. Born around 355; died in 386 or 387 in Thrace at a spa where she had retired to take the medicinal waters; daughter of aristocratic parents whose families had long held Roman citizenship; aunt of Nebridius; became first wife of Theodosius I the Great ...
Extract. Aelia Flavia Flaccilla was the first wife of the emperor Theodosius I, and the mother of his two surviving sons, Arcadius (b. c. 377 ce) and Honorius (b. 383 ce), as well as of a daughter named Pulcheria, who predeceased both her parents. 1 Flaccilla is generally believed to have been a native of Spain, and her marriage to Theodosius probably occurred some two or three years prior to ...
Ælia Flaccilla. ( Plakilla) Empress, wife of Theodosius the Great, died c. A. D. 385 or 386. Like Theodosius himself, his first wife, Ælia Flaccilla, was of Spanish descent. She may have been the daughter of Claudius Antonius, Prefect of Gaul, who was consul in 382. Her marriage with Theodosius probably took place in the year 376, when his ...
