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St. Vivian - Patroness of Parish - English
URL: http://www.stvivian.org/patron.html

Of the time at which St. Vivian suffered martyrdom and of the circumstances of her passion nothing certain is known. Certain it is, however, that there existed in the city of Rome in the Fifth Century the Church of St. Vivian, said by the Liber Pontificalis to have been dedicated by Pope Paul Simplicius and to have contained St. Vivian's body. It was under the Emperor Julian, the Apostate, according to legend, that she suffered. A native of Rome, she was the daughter of zealous Christian parents, both of whom were persecuted for their Faith; he banished from the country after severe tortures and she beheaded.

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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Bibiana - English
URL: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02542b.htm

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The earliest mention in an authentic historical authority of St. Bibiana (Vibiana), a Roman female martyr, occurs in the "Liber Pontificalis" where in the biography of Pope Simplicius (468-483) it is stated that this pope "consecrated a basilica of the holy martyr Bibiana, which contained her body, hear the 'palatium Licinianum' " (ed. Duchesne, I, 249).

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Patron Saints Index: Bibiana - English
URL: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintb17.htm

Patron Saint Index profile of Bibiana; illustrated.

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