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St. Julitta of Caesarea

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St. Julitta of Caesarea

Martyr

Julitta of Caesarea defended her property in court but refused to sacrifice when accused of Christianity. St. Basil’s homily preserves her memory as a martyr of Cappadocia.

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Butler sourceAlban Butler, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, Volume VII, R. Coyne, Dublin, 1833; July 30, “St. Julitta, M.,” p. 151.

The reading

ⓘ Butler source

Alban Butler, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, Volume VII, R. Coyne, Dublin, 1833; July 30, “St. Julitta, M.,” p. 151.

Julitta was a Christian woman of Caesarea in Cappadocia whose property had been seized by a powerful neighbour. Butler, following St. Basil’s homily, recounts how she sought justice. When her opponent could not otherwise defend his claim, he accused her of being a Christian.

The case then became a demand that she sacrifice to idols. Julitta refused to purchase legal protection at the cost of her faith. She was willing to lose her possessions and her life rather than abandon Christ. The judgment confirmed the property to her opponent and condemned her to death.

She encouraged the Christians who stood nearby and died in the fire prepared for her. St. Basil later preached in her honour and spoke of the place where her body was venerated. The July 30 martyr is distinct from Julitta, the mother of the child martyr Cyricus.

Historical note

An original Novena Regina reading adapted and summarized from the cited pre-1962 Butler edition. This is not a transcription of Butler’s words.

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