Saint Blandina (Blandine) was a Roman slave girl in ancient Gaul who was martyred for her faith in Lyon, France, in 177 AD. Persecution of Christians in Lyon took place during the Reign of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. As a non-Roman citizen who refused to renounce her Christian Faith, young Blandina was first tortured, then bound to a pillar, and wild beasts were set on her, but did not touch her. After days of torture and watching her companions tortured and die, she was killed with a dagger.
