Macrina, the Younger, Saint, approximately 330-379 or 380

LC control no.	n 92118162
Personal name heading	Macrina, the Younger, Saint, approximately 330-379 or 380 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Macrina, the Younger, Saint, ca. 330-379 or 380
Birth date	0330~
Death date	[0379,0380]
Found in	Pelikan, J. Christianity and classical culture, c1993: CIP pub. info. (Saint Macrina, d. 379) New Cath. encyc., c1967: v. 9, p. 45 (Macrina the Younger; b. ca. 330, Neocaesarea, Cappadocia; d. Pontus, 379 or 380; ascetic, venerated as saint) The life of Saint Macrina, 1989: p. 12 (b. ca. 327 A.D.) Poslanie o zhizni svi︠a︡toĭ Makriny, 2002: p. 6 (story of her life was written shortly after her death (in 380)) Macrina of Cappadocia, 2025: CIP t.p. (Macrina of Cappadocia) galley (Macrina was born around the year 327 in the town of Caesarea (not the Caesarea mentioned in the Bible) on a hilltop near today's Kayseri, Turkey. She was named after her paternal grandmother, now known as Macrina the Elder; Macrina's brother Basil became known as Basil of Caesarea, or Basil the Great) History of women philosophers and scientists (via Paderborn University), Sept. 30, 2024 (Macrina the Younger; b. ca. 327 (Caesarea); d. July 19, 379 (Pontus); Macrina the Younger, so called to distinguish her from her grandmother Macrina the Elder; her two brothers Gregory of Nyssa and Basil of Caesarea are considered as Greek Church Fathers) <https://historyofwomenphilosophers.org/project/directory-of-women-philosophers/macrina-the-younger-327-379/> Saints and feasts (via Greek Orthodox Diocese of America website), Sept. 30, 2024 (Macrina the Righteous, sister of St. Basil; elder sister of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa; Saint Macrina founded a convent, where she ended her earthly life in the year 379) <https://www.goarch.org/chapel/saints?contentid=133>