Saint Vivian

(Saint Bibiana)

Patron Saint of Single Lay Women

Saint Vivian's parents were zealous Roman Christians who were persecuted for their faith.  Saint Vivian's father was branded on the face with a hot iron and banished, dying from his wounds a few days later.  Saint Vivian's mother was beheaded, leaving Saint Vivian an orphan.

The court sent Saint Vivian to live in a house of ill repute, but when Saint Vivian refused to earn her keep in sinful ways, the judge ordered Saint Vivian to be tied to a pillar and beaten with a lead whip until she died. 

Saint Vivian's body was left to the dogs for disposal, but the dogs refused to touch her, so after two days, under cover of night, a priest buried Saint Vivian about the year 361.

Saint Vivian's feast day is December 2.

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