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Holy Martyr Basilissa 9/16/2013
A nine-year old girl. She had suffered in Nicomedia not long after the death of St Anthimus. The torturers covered with wounds all of her body, yet, she remained faithful to Christ. The Lord preserved her untouched in fire and when thrown to wild animals. Her torturer Alexander, having seen this, repented and received the faith in Christ. Basilissa came out in the field, fell on her knees to pray to God and to thank Him for the tortures she had endured and she committed her spirit to the Lord about the year 309 A.D.
