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title: "St. Bibiana: Feast Day December 2 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bibiana/
description: "St. Bibiana, Virgin and Martyr. Remembered on December 2, died c. 363. Read their life in Bless."
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Virgin and Martyr · Remembered on December 2

# St. Bibiana

St. Bibiana is remembered on December 2 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [December 2](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/#2) |
| Title | Virgin and Martyr |
| Died | c. 363 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Wednesday, December 2, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bibiana/#calendar) |

## Life

A Roman maiden martyred under Julian the Apostate, her family destroyed around her — father, mother, sister — before she was scourged to death rather than yield her faith or her purity. Her small basilica on the Esquiline, rebuilt by Bernini, has kept her memory since the fifth century.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Bibiana. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Wednesday, December 2, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/12/02/) | Wednesday of the First Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 25:6-10a · Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 · Matthew 15:29-37 |
| [Thursday, December 2, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/12/02/) | Thursday of the First Week of Advent | Violet | Isaiah 26:1-6 · Psalm 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a · Isaiah 55:6 · Matthew 7:21, 24-27 |
| [Saturday, December 2, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/02/) | Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Revelation 22:1-7 · Psalm 95:1-2, 3-5, 6-7ab · Luke 21:36 · Luke 21:34-36 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[December 1 St. Edmund Campion](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-edmund-campion/) [December 3 St. Francis Xavier](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-xavier/)

[All the saints of December](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/) [Born on December 2?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#12-02) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Bibiana

Remembered on December 2

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bibiana/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-bibiana/#calendar)

In the app

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