TODAY'S SAINT : APRIL 15 : ST. BASILISSA AND ST. ANASTASIA

Sts. Basilissa and Anastasia
MARTYRS AND DISCIPLES OF STS. PETER AND PAUL
Feast: April 15


     Information:
Feast Day:April 15
According to tradition, Basilissa and Anastasia were noble Roman women who recovered the remains of Peter and Paul for burial. As a result, they were arrested and beheaded by order of Emperor Nero.

(Taken from Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints


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