{{short description|Third-century saint}} {{About|a 3rd-century saint|the 4th-century saint|Saint Bibiana|the graphic novel character (also known as "Four Girl")|Boxers and Saints}} {{Infobox saint |name=Saint Vibiana |birth_date=3rd century |death_date=3rd century |feast_day=September 1 |venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church |image=Saint Vibiana.jpg |imagesize=200px |caption=Painting from Mission Santa Inés |birth_place= |death_place= |titles=Virgin and martyr |canonized_date= |canonized_place= |canonized_by= |attributes= |patronage=Los Angeles, California |major_shrine=Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels |suppressed_date= |issues= }}
'''Saint Vibiana''' is a third-century virgin martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patroness of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Her liturgical feast day is 1 September.
The remains of Vibiana were rediscovered on December 9, 1853, in ancient catacombs near the Appian Way. A marble tablet adorned her tomb upon which was inscribed "to the soul of the innocent and pure Vibiana", above a laurel wreath. A wreath was a symbol of martyrdom in Early Christianity.<ref name="LATimes">Turner, Dan. “Who Needs That Old Stuff Anyway?” ''Los Angeles Times'' August 6, 2007: A18.</ref>
Since 2002, the relics of Vibiana have been housed in the mausoleum of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. The former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in Los Angeles, California was dedicated to her. thumb|center|Relics of Saint Vibiana at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101224003638/http://www.cathedralsofcalifornia.com/?p=19 Saint Vibiana, the Patron of Nobodies] at the Cathedrals of California website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vibiana}} Category:Archdiocese of Los Angeles Category:3rd-century Christian saints Category:Burials at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Category:Ancient Christian female saints Category:3rd-century Roman women Category:Virgin martyrs
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