Basilla of Rome
saint martyred under emperor Valerian
Feast: 20 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Basilla of Rome, also known as Basilissa and Babilla, was a saint and martyr of the 3rd century. According to myth she was born into a Roman noble family and was a niece of the emperor Gallienus. She was beheaded in 257 under the Roman emperor Valerian because she refused to marry Pompeius (or Pompey), a patrician and pagan described as "a man of equal rank" to her, after she converted to Christianity. She was baptized by Pope Cornelius. Her maid accused her of being a Christian, and Pompeius betrayed her to Valerian when "she remained steadfast in her refusal to marry him".
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q97495593 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Basilla of Rome (CC BY-SA)
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