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Macrina was the daughter of Saint Emmelia and Saint Basil the Elder; sister of Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory of Nyssa, and Saint Peter of Sebastea; She was the granddaughter of Saint Macrina the Elder, and called the Younger to distinguish between the two. She was educated by her mother, and she could read from an early age. BShe was betrothed at age twelve to a young lawyer who died before the wedding. She refused other offers of marriage, and devoted herself to her family, then to a religious life. She became a nun. She succeeded her mother as head of a small community of women in Pontus (part of modern Turkey). Her biography and reminiscences of her were written by her brother Saint Gregory.
Born
c.327 at Caesarea, Cappadocia (in modern Turkey)
Died
379 at Pontus (in modern Turkey) of natural causes
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-macrina-the-younger/
