Name
Ioulitta/Julitta, martyr of Kaisareia/Caesarea of Cappadocia
Saint ID
S00416
Number in BH
BHG 972
Reported Death Not Before
304
Reported Death Not After
305
Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs
| ID | Title | E00670 | Basil of Caesarea in his homily On *Ioulitta (martyr of Kaisareia/Caesarea of Cappadocia, S00416), delivered during a feast at the saint's shrine in Caesarea (central Asia Minor), summarises her martyrdom story, and mentions a spring of sweet water at her burial site. The martyr is presented as a model of bravery for both women and men. Written in Greek at Caesarea (central Asia Minor) in the 370s. | E00695 | Lamp from Egypt with a Greek inscription (6th–7th c.) mentioning a saint Ioulitta, probably *Ioulitta/Julitta (martyr of Tarsus, mother of Kyrikos/Cyricus, S00007); exact Egyptian provenance unknown. | E00821 | Basil of Caesarea, in his Letter 202 of 375, to Amphilochios of Ikonion/Iconium, reports that, though ill, he paid a visit by carriage to shrines of martyrs near Kaisareia/Caesarea of Cappadocia (central Asia Minor). Written in Greek at Kaisareia. | E06936 | The Greek Martyrdom of the *Forty-five martyrs of Nikopolis (martyrs in Armenia under Licinius, S01778) recounts the death of a group of Christians, led by the nobles Leontios, Maurikios, and Daniel, in Nikopolis/Nicopolis of Armenia under Licinius. The text alludes to the cult of their relics, refers to a miraculous spring of water on the site of their martyrdom, and contains references to the martyrdoms of *Euphemia (martyr of Chalcedon, S00017), *Kapitolina (martyr of Caesarea, S02510), *Ioulitta (martyr of Caesarea, S00416) and *Potamiaina (martyr of Alexandria, S00945). Written in Nicopolis (eastern Asia Minor), in the 5th or 6th c. |
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