Feast December 2
Saint Bibiana
Martyr, patron of parish · Feast December 2
Biography
Bibiana of Rome is an early Christian 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'". The Basilica of Santa Bibiana is dedicated to her.
Feast day
December 2
Patronage
- parish
- epilepsy
- epileptics
- hangovers
- headaches
- insanity
- mental illness
- mentally ill people
- single laywomen
- torture victims
Death date
360 AD
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
12
Wikidata qid
Q443392
Feast day of month
2
