Basil of Ancyra was a Christian priest and martyr who lived during the era of the emperor Julian the Apostate. After presumably converting to the faith, he publicly declared his belief in Christ before the governor Saturninius Secundus Salutius. This confession led to his arrest and a series of intense tortures, which included being suspended from a tree, placed on a rack, and pierced with heated needles. Following his time in Ancyra and Constantinople, he was eventually executed in Caesarea.