Vasilissa (child martyr)
Vasilissa of Nicomedia Василисса Никомидийская | |
|---|---|
| Child Martyr | |
| Born | 300 |
| Died | 309 Nicomedia |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 16 September |
Vasilissa (300–309) was a Roman Christian girl who is venerated as a child martyr by the Russian Orthodox Church. According to tradition, she was a small child when martyred, suffering in Nicomedia not long after the death of St. Anthimus. The torturers covered her whole body with wounds, but she remained faithful to Jesus Christ.