April 15 + Saints Basilissa and Anastasia

Basilissa and Anastasia were early Christian martyrs of Rome. The two women were students of the Apostles Peter and Paul and of the noble class. They were the pallbearers of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and buried the bodies of these Apostles after they were martyred. They bravely buried the bodies of many Christians who had been tortured to death under the reign of Nero. They were eventually arrested and tortured, but refused to renounce their Christian faith. They were then beheaded with a sword.