Macrina the Younger, Saint

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• Macrina the Elder, Saint — • Grandmother of SS. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Macrina the Younger Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Macrina the Younger — Saint Macrina the Younger (324 379) was born at Caesarea, Cappadocia. Her parents were Basil the Elder and Emmelia, and her grandmother was Saint Macrina the Elder. Among her nine siblings were two of the three Cappadocian Fathers, Basil the… …   Wikipedia

• Macrina the Elder — Infobox Saint name= Saint Macrina the Elder birth date= death date= 340 AD feast day= January 14 venerated in= Roman Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches imagesize= caption= birth place= death place= titles= beatified date= beatified place=… …   Wikipedia

• Macrina — may refer to: *Saint Macrina the Elder *Saint Macrina the Younger *Macrina Salazar e Bragança, Portuguese royal …   Wikipedia

• Saint Peter of Sebaste —     St. Peter of Sebaste     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Peter of Sebaste     Bishop, b. about 340; d. 391. He belonged to the richly blest family of Basil and Emmelia of Caesarea in Cappadocia, from which also sprang St. Macrina the Younger (q …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Basil the Elder — Saint Basil the Elder raised in Neocaesarea in Pontus. The son of Macrina the Elder, Basil is said to have moved with the family to the shores of the Black Sea during the persecution of Christians under Galerius. He married into the wealthy… …   Wikipedia

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• Saint Gregory of Nyssa —     St. Gregory of Nyssa     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Gregory of Nyssa     Date of birth unknown; died after 385 or 386. He belongs to the group known as the Cappadocian Fathers , a title which reveals at once his birthplace in Asia Minor… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Chronological list of saints in the 4th century — A list of 4th century saints: Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Gatian     301   Bishop of Tours Vitalis and Agricola     301   Zoilus and 19 Companions   …   Wikipedia

• Peter of Sebaste, Saint — • Brother of SS. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Macrina the Younger. Peter was bishop of Sebaste, and died in 391 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia