# Vibiana

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{{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](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church)
|image=Saint Vibiana.jpg
|imagesize=200px
|caption=Painting from [Mission Santa Inés](/source/Mission_Santa_In%C3%A9s)
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|titles=Virgin and martyr
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|attributes=
|patronage=[Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California
|major_shrine=[Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels](/source/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Angels)
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'''Saint Vibiana''' is a third-century [virgin martyr](/source/Virgin_(title)) of the [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church). She is the [patroness](/source/Patron_saint) of the [Archdiocese of Los Angeles](/source/Roman_Catholic_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](/source/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](/source/laurel_wreath).  A wreath was a symbol of martyrdom in [Early Christianity](/source/Early_Christianity).<ref name="LATimes">Turner, Dan. “Who Needs That Old Stuff Anyway?” ''[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)'' August 6, 2007: A18.</ref> 

Since 2002, the [relics](/source/relics) of Vibiana have been housed in the mausoleum of the [Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels](/source/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Angels). The former [Cathedral of Saint Vibiana](/source/Cathedral_of_Saint_Vibiana) in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California was [dedicated](/source/Dedication_(ritual)) to her.
thumb|center|Relics of Saint Vibiana at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles

==Notes==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101224003638/http://www.cathedralsofcalifornia.com/?p=19 Saint Vibiana, the Patron of Nobodies] at the Cathedrals of California website

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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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