Legend has it that while in prison Juliana wrestled with the devil who appeared in the form of an Angel. Despite terrible physical assaults on her body, Juliana refused to give up her Faith. Seemingly evil spirits could not move her.
Eventually the Saint was condemned to death. Although thrown into a fiery furnace and later into a cauldron of boiling oil, she remained unharmed. As a result, she was beheaded.
Where all of this occurred is open to question. The general belief is that it took place at Cumae, near Naples, where Juliana’s relics are reputed to be. The Roman Martyrology states that she was martyred at Nicomedia and that her relics were later transferred to Cumae.
