Saint Balbina of Rome
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- 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
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scrofulous diseases
struma
- Representation
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chains
fetters
young woman holding a chain
young woman kissing the chains of captive Christians
- Additional Information
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New Catholic Dictionary
Catholic Encyclopedia
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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