anastpaul: Happy Feast Day of St Bibiana – December 2 Her parents, Saint Flavian of Acqua
anastpaul: Happy Feast Day of St Bibiana – December 2 Her parents, Saint Flavian of Acquapendente and Dafrosa of Acquapendente, were martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate, and Vivian and her sister Demetria were turned over to a woman named Rufina who tried to force them into prostitution. Upon her continued refusal to co-operate, Vivian was imprisoned in a mad house, then flogged to death.A church was built over her grave, in the garden of which grew an herb that cured headache and epilepsy. (The Statue is by Bernini) -- source link