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|SaintName=Saint Julian and Basilissa
|SaintName=Saint Julian and Basilissa
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=Unknown (c. mid-3rd century)
|FeastDay=January 09 (Julian); January 08 or June 21 (Basilissa, variably)
|SaintBirthPlace=Antinoë, Egypt (likely)
|SaintBirthPlace=Antinoë, Egypt (likely)
|SaintBirthCoordinates=27.8167° N, 30.8667° E
|SaintBirthCoordinates=27.8167° N, 30.8667° E
|SaintDeathDate=c. 304
|DeathPlace=Antinoë, Egypt (or possibly Antioch, Syria)
|DeathPlace=Antinoë, Egypt (or possibly Antioch, Syria)
|SaintDeathCoordinates=27.8167° N, 30.8667° E (Antinoë) or 36.2021° N, 37.1561° E (Antioch)
|SaintDeathCoordinates=27.8167° N, 30.8667° E (Antinoë) or 36.2021° N, 37.1561° E (Antioch)
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Martyrdom (burning or beheading under Diocletian)
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Martyrdom (burning or beheading under Diocletian)
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|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=Not formally canonized; venerated by early tradition
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|SaintMiracle1=Conversion of their jailer Marcellus and others during imprisonment
|SaintMiracle1=Conversion of their jailer Marcellus and others during imprisonment
|SaintMiracle2=Healing miracles attributed to their intercession post-martyrdom
|SaintMiracle2=Healing miracles attributed to their intercession post-martyrdom
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|FeastDay=January 9 (Julian); January 8 or June 21 (Basilissa, variably)
|Profession=Wealthy citizens (prior to martyrdom)
|Profession=Wealthy citizens (prior to martyrdom)
|ReligiousAffiliation=None (lay Christians)
|ReligiousAffiliation=None (lay Christians)
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|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church
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Saint Julian and Basilissa were a 4th-century Christian couple from Antinoë, Egypt, celebrated as martyrs during the Diocletian persecution (c. 303–304). Born into wealth, they married but chose a life of chastity, dedicating themselves to God and caring for the sick and poor. When persecution struck, Julian founded a hospital for men, and Basilissa one for women, converting many through their charity—including their jailer Marcellus during their imprisonment. After Basilissa’s death (likely by burning), Julian endured further tortures, converting his executioner Celsus and others before his own martyrdom, traditionally by beheading or burning. Their story, though embellished in medieval hagiographies like the *Golden Legend*, underscores their faith and unity.
Saint Julian and Basilissa were a 4th-century Christian couple from Antinoë, Egypt, celebrated as martyrs during the Diocletian persecution (c. 303–304). Born into wealth, they married but chose a life of chastity, dedicating themselves to God and caring for the sick and poor. When persecution struck, Julian founded a hospital for men, and Basilissa one for women, converting many through their charity—including their jailer Marcellus during their imprisonment. After Basilissa’s death (likely by burning), Julian endured further tortures, converting his executioner Celsus and others before his own martyrdom, traditionally by beheading or burning. Their story, though embellished in medieval hagiographies like the *Golden Legend*, underscores their faith and unity.