St. Macrina the Elder Biography
St. Macrina the Elder Profile. Born: 260 AD in Romania, Europe. Worked in N/A. Died: 340 AD in N/A. Feast Day is celebrated on January 14.
St. Macrina the Elder Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 260 AD |
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| Country of Birth | Romania of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Married |
| Profession | Hermitess |
| Place of Work | N/A |
| Date of Death | 340 AD |
| Place of Death | N/A |
| Feast Day | January 14 |
| Beatification | |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pre congregation |
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Saint’s Biography
Saint Macrina the Elder was born in 260. She was the grandmother of St. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Peter of Sebaste and St. Macrina the Younger. Macrina was the spiritual student of Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus. She and her husband lived for seven years in a forest in Pontus during the persecutions by Diocletian and starved almost several times. Widowed.
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