Balbina | |
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 Statue of Saint Balbina, one of the 140 statues on the colonnade of St. Peter's Square. | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | c. 130 CE Rome, Italy |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Santa Balbina |
| Feast | 31 March |
| Attributes | Chains; Fetters; Young woman holding a chain; Young woman kissing the chains of captive Christians |
| Patronage | Struma, Scrofulous Diseases, Goiter, Throat Diseases |
The mythical Balbina of Rome (Latin: bahl-BEE-nə), sometimes called Saint Balbina and Balbina the Virgin has been venerated as a virgin martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. As is made clear in the Catholic Encyclopaedia,[1] it seems what follows has been nothing more than fable, not history.
- ^ Kirsch JP. (1907) St. Balbina. In: The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. New York. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02216a.htm