Saint Balbina of Rome

Also known as

• Balbina the Virgin

Memorial

• 31 March

Profile

Daughter of Saint Quirinus the Jailer. Baptised by Pope Saint Alexander I. Virgin recluse. Martyred with her father. Three ancient memorials to her are found in Rome.

Died

• martyred c.130 in Rome, Italy
• buried along the Appian Way near her father
• relics moved to the catheral of Cologne, Germany

Patronage

• scrofulous diseases
• struma

Representation

• chains
• fetters
• young woman holding a chain
• young woman kissing the chains of captive Christians

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Balbina of Rome”. Saints.SQPN.com. 30 March 2012. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-balbina-of-rome/>