Saint Bibiana


Bibiana
Saint Bibiana by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Santa Bibiana, Rome
Virgin martyr
Born4th century
Rome
Died360 AD
Rome
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineSanta Bibiana, Rome
Feast2 December
Attributescolumn and scourge with leaded thongs; branch of a tree; dagger; scourge; depicted tied to a column
Patronageparish, epilepsy, epileptics, hangovers, headaches, insanity, mental illness, mentally ill people, single laywomen, torture victims

Saint Bibiana (Bibiane, Viviana, or Vivian) is a Roman 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'" (ed. Duchesne, I, 249). The Basilica of Santa Bibiana is dedicated to her.