Saint Blandina (died 177) was a virgin and martyr. Legend She belongs to the band of martyrs of Lyon who, after some of their number had endured frightful tortures, suffered a martyrdom in the reign of Marcus Aurelius (177) and concerning whose death we've the report sent by the Church of Lyon to the Churches of Asia Minor The fanaticism of the Roman populace in Lyon had been excited against the Christians so that the latter, when they ventured to show themselves publicly, were harassed and ill… (More on Blandina)