Saint Basil of Ancyra

Memorial

• 22 March
• 1 January (Orthodox)
• 28 June on some calendars

Profile

Priest in Ancyra, Galatia (in Asia Minor). Tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.

Died

• mauled by wild beasts in 364 in the area at Caesarea, Palestine

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
• Heiligen 3s
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology
• Santi e Beati
• Wikipedia
• Wikipedia -italiano

MLA Citation

• “Saint Basil of Ancyra“. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 March 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>