Saint Basilicus of Comana

Memorial

• 22 May (Latin calendar)
• 30 July (Greek calendar)

Profile

Bishop of Comana, Pontus (in Asia Minor). Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Maximinus Daza.

Died

• beheaded in 312 near Nicomedia
• body thrown into a river
• in 407 he appeared in a vision to Saint John Chrysostom

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Basilicus of Comana“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 May 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>