St. Marcellina Biography
Saint Marcellina Profile. Born: 330 AD in Germany, Europe. Worked in Milan, Italy. Died: 398 AD in Milan, Italy. Feast Day is celebrated on July 17.
St. Marcellina 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 | 330 AD |
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| Country of Birth | Germany in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Nuns/Sisters |
| Profession | consecrated virgin (like a modern nun) |
| Place of Work | Milan, Italy |
| Date of Death | 398 AD |
| Place of Death | Milan, Italy |
| Feast Day | July 17 |
| Beatification | N/A |
| Canonization | Pre-Congregation |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
Biography
Saint Marcellina, the little girl of the Roman imperial perfect of Gaul. Senior sister of St. Ambrose of Milan and St. Satyrus. She moved to Rome, Italy when exceptionally youthful, and was raised by her more established siblings. A blessed virgin (like a cutting edge sister), getting the shroud from Pope Liberius on Christmas Day 353 in St. Peter’s Basilica. Never cloistered, she lived with her mom, and in other private homes. Worked with Ambrose in Milan after his sanctification as bishop. Noted for such severities that her sibling encourged her to unwind in her later years. Ambrose devoted his treatise on holy virginity to her.
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