Bibiana | |
|---|---|
 Saint Bibiana by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Santa Bibiana, Rome | |
| Virgin martyr | |
| Born | 4th century Rome |
| Died | 360 AD Rome |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Santa Bibiana, Rome |
| Feast | 2 December |
| Attributes | column and scourge with leaded thongs; branch of a tree; dagger; scourge; depicted tied to a column |
| Patronage | parish, 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.