Saint juliana of nicomedia biography of albert

Anatolian Christian saint (d. c. 304)

For other saints named Juliana, see Juliana (disambiguation).

Juliana of Nicomedia (Greek: Ίουλιανή Νικομηδείας) is an Anatolian Christian saint, said to have suffered martyrdom during the Diocletianic persecution in 304.

She was popular as a patron saint of the sick during the Middle Ages, especially in the Netherlands.

Historical background

Both the Latin and Greek Churches mention a holy martyr Juliana in their lists of saints.

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The oldest historical notice of her is found in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum for 16 February, her place of birth being given as Cumae in Campania (In Campania Cumbas, Natale Julianae).^[1]

The only reference to Juliana is in the Codex Epternacensis.

That it is nevertheless authentic seems upheld by a letter of Saint Gregory the Great, which testifies to the special veneration of Saint Juliana in the neighbourhood of Naples. A pious matron named Januaria had built a