Aelia Flaccilla
| Aelia Flaccilla | |||||
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Bust thought to represent Flaccilla | |||||
| Roman empress | |||||
| Tenure | 379–386 | ||||
| Born | Aelia Flaccilla | ||||
| Died | 386 | ||||
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| Dynasty | Theodosian | ||||
| Religion | Nicene Christianity | ||||
Saint Aelia Flaccilla | |
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| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 14 September |
Aelia Flavia Flaccilla (died 386), better known simply as Aelia Flacilla or Flacilla, 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.