Epiphania of Pavia

Epiphania of Pavia

Epiphania, Epifania or Pyphania is recorded in the late medieval traditions of Pavia as daughter of Ratchis (744/749 – 756/757), King of the Lombards and of Italy.

She was buried in the monastery of S. Maria Foris Portam, which was founded in Pavia, the Lombard capital, by her father.

References

*citation
title=Le sepolture regie del regno italico (secoli VI-X)
contribution=Ratchis
first=Piero
last=Majocchi
year=2006
publisher=Università degli Studi di Padova
url=http://sepolture.storia.unipd.it/index.php?page=scheda&id=33.


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