Saint Basiliscus of Pontus

Also known as

• Basilicus

Memorial

• 3 March

Profile

May have been a slave or soldier. One of a large group of martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Galerius. No other information has survived.

Died

• martyred in 308 in Pontus

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Basiliscus of Pontus“. Saints.SQPN.com. 1 March 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>