| LC control no. | n 84150726 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Melania, the Younger, Saint, 385?-439 |
| Variant(s) | Melania, la Giovane, Saint, 385?-439 |
| Birth date | 0385? |
| Death date | 0439 |
| Field of activity | Christianity |
| Found in | Gerontius. The life of Melania, the Younger, 1984: CIP galley (saint; 385?-439) Holweck, F.G. Biog. dict. of the saints, 1924 (Melania, the Younger; unique name; ca. 393-439) Delaney, J.J. Dict. of Cath. biog., 1961 (Melania, the Younger; unique name; 383?-439) Enc. dict. of rel., c1979 (Melania, the Younger; unique name; 383-439) Melania la Giovane, c1996: t.p. (383-440) Melania the Younger, 2021: ECIP t.p. (Melania the Younger) galley (Melania was one of the richest women in the Roman Empire of her era. Born in Rome amidst fabulous wealth around 385 C.E., she opted for a life of ascetic renunciation as soon as her family circumstances permitted. As a Christian ascetic and pilgrim, she traveled the Mediterranean world--from Rome to Sicily, North Africa, Egypt, Jerusalem, and Constantinople--dispersing wealth, property, and ornate clothing as she went. Melania the Younger was the granddaughter (and namesake) of a famous fourth-century aristocrat-turned-ascetic, Melania the Elder; Melania was married, probably in 398, to Valerius Pinianus (Pinian, in shortened form), her senatorial-class cousin; died 439) |
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