January 9
On this day the Catholic Church remembers
Sts. Julian and Basilissa

Sts. Julian and Basilissa

spouses and martyrs · † c. 304
Love is patient, love is kind; love is not jealous.
— 1 Cor 13:4

An Egyptian married couple who dedicated their home to God and turned it into a refuge for the sick and abandoned. Basilissa led the women, Julian the men. Serving God together can be the most beautiful bond of a marriage.

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