Blandina
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Saint Blandina (, c. 162–177 AD) was a Christian martyr who died in Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France) during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
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- 1976
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Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Blandina
- Saint.birth_date
- c. 162 AD
- Saint.death_date
- 177 AD (aged around 15)
- Saint.feast_day
- 2 June
- Saint.venerated_in
- Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Anglican Communion
- Saint.image
- Santa Blandina.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 300px
- Saint.caption
- Blandina severely burned and thrown to wild bulls
- Saint.birth_place
- Lugdunum, Roman Empire
- Saint.death_place
- Lugdunum, Roman Empire
- Saint.titles
- Virgin and martyr
- Saint.attributes
- A bull, depicted tied to a pillar with a lion and bear near her
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Lyon
- Place of death
- Lyon
- Occupation
- slave
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Early Christianity
- Image
- BlandineCallot.jpg
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- date of death
- 0177-01-01
- Commons category
- Blandina
- canonization status
- saint
- date of birth
- 0101-00-00
- time period
- Roman Empire
- social classification
- slave
- domain of saint or deity
- Christian martyr
- cause of death
- decapitation
- feast day
- June 2
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Context
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- Significance
- Legacy
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Saint Blandina (, c. 162–177 AD) was a Christian martyr who died in Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France) during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
==Context== In the first two centuries of the Christian era, it was the local Roman officials who were largely responsible for the persecution of Christians. In the second century, the emperors treated Christianity as a local problem to be dealt with by their subordinates. The number and severity of persecutions of Christians in various locations of the empire seemingly increased during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. The extent to which Marcus Aurelius himself directed, encouraged, or was aware of these persecutions is unclear and much debated by historians.
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