St. Balbina

Balbina
Feastday: March 31
Patron: of struma, scrofulous diseases
Death: 130

Martyr baptized by Pope St. Alexander. The daughter of Quirinus the martyr, Balbina died for the faith and was buried on the Appian Way. Her relics were later enshrined in St. Balbina's Church on the Aventine.

Balbina may refer to:

People

  • Saint Balbina
  • Balbina Gutierrez (born 1929), French actress
  • Balbina Herrera (born 1954 or 1955), Panamanian politician
  • Balbina Steffenone (1825–1896), 19th-century soprano

Places

  • Balbina District, a district in the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo in the Brazilian state of Amazonas
  • Balbina Dam, a dam in Brazil
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Patron: of struma, scrofulous diseases Death: 130