Saint Basilides of Crete

Memorial

• 23 December

Profile

Christian layman of Cydonia, Crete, one of the Martyrs of Crete who died in the persecutions of Decius. No other information has survived.

Died

• beheaded in 250 on Crete
• relics enshrined in Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Basilides of Crete”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 August 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-basilides-of-crete/>