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Saint Basilius of Ancyra

Also knhown as

Basil

1 January

Profile

Layman in Ancyra, Galatia (modern Ankara, Turkey). During the persecutions of Julian the Apostate, Basilius publicly announced his Christianity in front of governor Saturninus; he was arrested, tortured, sent to Constantinople, tortured further, sent to Caesarea, and finally executed. Martyr.

torn to pieces by lions in the arena in Caesarea in 362

Pre-Congregation

Representation

man standing next to a lion or lioness

Additional Information

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

fonti in italiano
- Martirlogio Romano, 2004 edizione

nettsteder i norsk
- Den katolske kirke

MLA Citation

“Saint Basilius of Ancyra“. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 February 2018. Web. 19 March 2019. <>