Martyr · 1st century
Martyrs Basilissa and Anastasia of Rome
Also known as Basilissa · Anastasia
Roman women converted to Christianity by the Apostles Peter and Paul, they devoted themselves to caring for the bodies of the martyrs during Nero's persecution. For their confession of Christ they were tortured and put to death at Rome.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints