Macrina the Younger
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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... Wikipedia
Born: Kayseri, Türkiye
Died: July 19, 379 AD, Pontus
Siblings: Peter of Sebaste, Gregory of Nyssa, Naucratius, and more
Parents: Emmelia of Caesarea and Basil the Elder
Feast: 19 July; 14 June (with Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa and Gregory Nazianzus; Lutheranism)
Venerated in: Eastern Orthodox Church; Oriental Orthodoxy; Roman Catholic Church; Anglican Communion; Lutheranism