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Basilissa of Galatia
martyr in Galatia
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Feast: 22 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In Galatia, in present-day Turkey, Saints Callinicus and Basilissa, martyrs.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 22 March as a martyr in Galatia, together with Saint Callinicus.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R53b534ca — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.