Anastasia and a friend, Basilissa, were Roman noblewomen who were converted to the faith when they heard the preaching of Sts. Peter and Paul.

When Peter and Paul were killed, these two women removed their bodies at night and provided for their burial. The authorities discovered their actions, and they were arrested and thrown into prison. When they were brought before the court, they acknowledged their faith without fear and were martyred.

The relics of St. Anastasia rest in the reliquary chapel in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Notre Dame’s campus.

St. Anastasia, you were the Roman martyr who was converted by Peter and Paul—pray for us!