Balbina of Rome


Balbina
Statue of Saint Balbina, one of the 140 statues on the colonnade of St. Peter's Square.
Bornunknown
Diedc. 130 CE
Rome, Italy
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineSanta Balbina
Feast31 March
AttributesChains; Fetters; Young woman holding a chain; Young woman kissing the chains of captive Christians
PatronageStruma, 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.

  1. ^ Kirsch JP. (1907) St. Balbina. In: The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. New York. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02216a.htm