{"id":21384,"date":"2024-12-02T08:05:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T08:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/st-bibiana\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T08:05:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T08:05:16","slug":"st-bibiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/st-bibiana\/","title":{"rendered":"S. Bibiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] St. Bibiana Feast date: Dec 02 The earliest mention in authentic historical authority of St. Bibiana, a Roman female martyr, occurs in the &quot;Liber Pontificalis&quot; where in the biography of Pope Simplicius (468-483) it is stated that this pope &quot;consecrated a basilica of the holy martyr Bibiana, which contained her body&quot;. This basilica still exists today. In the fifth century, therefore, the bodily remains of St. Bibiana rested within the city walls. We have no further historical particulars concerning\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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We have no further historical particulars concerning\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-21384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":70036,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/photos-st-cecilia-martyr-and-patron-saint-of-music-rests-in-roman-basilica-named-for-her-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":21384,"position":0},"title":"PHOTOS: St. Cecilia, martyr and patron saint of music, rests in Roman basilica named for her","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A close-up of the tomb of St. Ceclia at the basilica dedicated to her in Trastevere, Rome, Italy. \/ Credit: Daniel Iba\u00f1ez\/CNA Vatican City, Nov 22, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). St. Cecilia, widely known as the patron saint of music and musicians, is buried in the Basilica of St. Cecilia in the Roman neighborhood of Trastevere where a famous Baroque sculpture of her still puzzles scholars.According to popular belief, Cecilia was a Roman noblewoman who lived in the third\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"PHOTOS: St. Cecilia, martyr and patron saint of music, rests in Roman basilica named for her","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTOS-St.-Cecilia-martyr-and-patron-saint-of-music-rests-in-Roman-basilica-named-for-her.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTOS-St.-Cecilia-martyr-and-patron-saint-of-music-rests-in-Roman-basilica-named-for-her.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTOS-St.-Cecilia-martyr-and-patron-saint-of-music-rests-in-Roman-basilica-named-for-her.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PHOTOS-St.-Cecilia-martyr-and-patron-saint-of-music-rests-in-Roman-basilica-named-for-her.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20560,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/3-things-to-know-about-the-2-papal-basilicas-dedicated-to-st-peter-and-st-paul-in-rome\/","url_meta":{"origin":21384,"position":1},"title":"3 things to know about the 2 papal basilicas dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembre 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] \"Sts. 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Pope Leo XIV carries on his pectoral cross, among others, a relic of an Augustinian martyr bishop, Anselmo Polanco, who was executed during the 1936\u20131939 Spanish Civil War.&nbsp;In addition to bearing bone fragments of St. Augustine and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV\u2019s connection to Spanish Civil War martyrs, Valley of the Fallen","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIVs-connection-to-Spanish-Civil-War-martyrs-Valley-of-the-Fallen.webp?fit=800%2C530&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIVs-connection-to-Spanish-Civil-War-martyrs-Valley-of-the-Fallen.webp?fit=800%2C530&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIVs-connection-to-Spanish-Civil-War-martyrs-Valley-of-the-Fallen.webp?fit=800%2C530&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pope-Leo-XIVs-connection-to-Spanish-Civil-War-martyrs-Valley-of-the-Fallen.webp?fit=800%2C530&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28288,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/why-the-church-has-celebrated-the-chair-of-st-peter-feast-for-1600-years\/","url_meta":{"origin":21384,"position":5},"title":"Why the Church has celebrated the Chair of St. Peter feast for 1,600 years","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Febbraio 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Altar of the Chair in St. Peter&#039;s Basilica, where Bernini&#039;s gorgeous bronze monument to the Chair of Peter acts as a massive bronze reliquary for the historic wooden chair. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 22, 2025 \/ 11:00 am (CNA). 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