Saint Bibiana
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This article is about the fourth-century saint. For the third-century saint, patroness of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, see Saint Vibiana.
Saint Bibiana (Bibiane, Viviana, or Vivian) is a Roman Virgin martyr. The earliest mention in an authentic historical authority occurs in the Liber Pontificalis, where the biography of Pope Simplicius (468–483) states that this pope "consecrated a basilica of the holy martyr Bibiana, which contained her body, near the 'palatium Licinianum'" (ed. Duchesne, I, 249). The Basilica of Santa Bibiana is dedicated to her.
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Bibiana | |
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Virgin martyr | |
Born | 4th century Rome |
Died | 360 AD Rome |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Santa Bibiana, Rome |
Feast | 2 December |
Attributes | column and scourge with leaded thongs; branch of a tree; dagger; scourge; depicted tied to a column |
Patronage | parish, epilepsy, epileptics, hangovers, headaches, insanity, mental illness, mentally ill people, single laywomen, torture victims |
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