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Macrina the Younger

c. 327 – 379 · Caesarea Mazaca

Also known as Macrina

Feast: 19 July

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Main contribution: Eldest sister of Basil and Gregory of Nyssa.
Primary source: Gregory of Nyssa, Vita Macrinae

Eldest sister of Basil and Gregory of Nyssa. Ascetic teacher who established a monastic community on the family estate at Annisa; subject of Gregory of Nyssa's Vita.

Primary sources

·Gregory of Nyssa, Vita Macrinae
·Gregory of Nyssa, De Anima et Resurrectione

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Cover of On God and Christ by Gregory of Nazianzus

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