Anastasia

Holy Martyr Anastasia of Rome is remembered on 15 April together with Saint Basilissa. They were rich women of Rome in the time of the Emperor Nero (54-68), who escaped the corruption of the upper classes and lived in purity and virginity. They accepted the faith while still young and, distributing their goods, became a support for the Christians of Rome. After the martyrdom of the Apostles Peter and Paul, the two saints buried their bodies. A little later they were arrested, accused of belonging to a group of Christian saboteurs. They boldly confessed that they were Christians and, after various tortures, were beheaded. Their relics are, according to our sources, in the Roman Catholic Basilica of Saint Mary of Peace in Rome.