Juliana of Nicomedia


Juliana of Nicomedia
Martyr
Bornc. 285 AD
Cumae (modern-day Naples, Italy)
Diedc. 304 AD
Nicomedia or Naples (modern-day İzmit, Turkey or Naples, Italy)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy
Feast
  • February 16 (Roman Catholic Church)
  • December 21 (Eastern Orthodox Church)
AttributesRepresented with a winged devil led by a chain; shown enduring various tortures or fighting a dragon
Patronagesickness
Statue of St. Juliana in Jesuit church in Heidelberg, Germany

Juliana of Nicomedia (Greek: Ίουλιανή Νικομηδείας) is an Anatolian Christian saint, said to have suffered martyrdom during the Diocletianic persecution in 304. She was popular as a patron saint of the sick during the Middle Ages, especially in the Netherlands.