Macrina the Younger
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macrina-the-younger-206-10035622
title:
Macrina the Younger
text:
Macrina the Younger was an early Christian consecrated virgin. Macrina was elder sister of Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Naucratius and Peter of Sebaste. Gregory of Nyssa wrote a work entitled Life of Macrina in which he describes her sanctity and asceticism throughout her life. Macrina lived a chaste and humble life, devoting her time to prayer and the spiritual education of her younger brother Peter. She is regarded as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and
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description:
4th-century Roman consecrated virgin (d. 379)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrina_the_Younger
date created:
2003-11-01T14:02:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T19:06:40Z
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