Stamira

Also known as Stamura

thumb|400px|"Stamira", 1877 painting by Francesco Podesti.

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Commons category: Stamira
date of death: 1173-09-01
date of birth: 1173-00-00

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Background
Stamira's heroic self-sacrifice
Later depictions
Debate on the correct spelling of her name
Bibliography (in Italian)
See also
References
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thumb|400px|"Stamira", 1877 painting by Francesco Podesti.

Stamira (sometimes spelled Stamura) (date of birth unknown – Ancona, 1 September 1173) was, according to a long-standing tradition, a heroic self-sacrificing woman who saved the city of Ancona during the 1173 siege by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Her memory was later taken up prominently by Italian nationalism.