St. Basilius of Ancyra

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Died: torn to pieces by lions in the arena in Caesarea in 362

Also knhown as Basil

Layman in Ancyra, Galatia (modern Ankara, Turkey). During the persecutions of Julian the Apostate, Basilius publicly announced his Christianity in front of governor Saturninus; he was arrested, tortured, sent to Constantinople, tortured further, sent to Caesarea, and finally executed. Martyr.