Name
Makrina the Younger, ascetic of Pontus, ob. 379
Saint ID
S00899
Number in BH
BHG 1012
Reported Death Not Before
379
Reported Death Not After
379
Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Aristocrats, Miracle-workers in lifetime
| ID | Title | E01660 | Gregory of Nyssa composes in 381/382 his Life of *Makrina (ascetic of Pontus, S00899), recounting the holy life of his own elder sister, who lived as an ascetic in Pontus (northern Asia Minor). He refers to miracles she performed during her life. Written in Greek in Cappadocia as a letter addressed to a recipient in Syria or Palestine. Overview entry | E01669 | Gregory of Nyssa in his Life of *Makrina (ascetic of Pontus, S00899) reports that Makrina has the mystical name 'Thekla', after *Thekla of Seleucia (follower of the Apostle Paul, S00092), due to a dream vision experienced by her mother during her birth. Written in Greek in Cappadocia (central Asia Minor) in the early 390s | E01675 | Gregory of Nyssa in his Life of *Makrina (ascetic of Pontus, S00899), of the early 380s, refers to the shrine of the *Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (S00103), built on his family estate in Pontus (northern Asia Minor). It contains the tomb of his parents and of Makrina (Gregory's sister). Written in Greek in Cappadocia (central Asia Minor). | E01741 | A Coptic list of holy books belonging to the monastery of Apa *Elijah/Elias (probably the Old Testament prophet, S00217) 'on the mountain', presumably at Aphroditopolis/Atfih (Middle Egypt), lists a papyrus manuscript containing the Life of *Makrina ('the Younger', ascetic of Pontus, S00899), presumably the Life written by Gregory of Nyssa; datable to the 7th/8th century. | E01877 | Gregory of Nyssa in his Life of *Makrina (ascetic of Pontus, S00899) reports a dream vision he experienced, in which he was carrying relics of martyrs in his hands, a premonition of the death of his sister, Makrina. Written in Greek in Cappadocia (central Asia Minor). in the early 380s. | E03805 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 19 July *Dios (possibly the monastic founder in Constantinople, ob. late 4th c., S01675), *Makrina the Younger (ascetic of Pontus, ob. 379, S00899), and *Kosmas and Damianos (brothers, physician martyrs of Syria, S00385), and *Athanasios (governor of Egypt and martyr of Klysma, S01216) |
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