Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400

Pulcheria Defends the Virgin Mary (1x13)

: 01, 2019

How does a 13-year-old girl become the guiding force of the most powerful empire in the world? Discover how Pulcheria used religion and a very strategic vow of chastity to ensure the success of her family's dynasty following the death of her parents. Also see how her successful theological defense of the Virgin Mary would shape the Catholic Church for centuries to come.