'''Saint Macrina the Elder''' (before 270 - c. 340) is the grandmother of [[Basil the Great]], [[Saint Gregory of Nyssa]], [[Saint Peter of Sebaste]], and [[Saint Macrina the Younger]]. Little is known about this saint. Her home was at Neocaesarea in [[Pontus]] and during the [[Diocletian]] persecution, Macrina supposedly fled with her husband to the shores of the [[Black Sea]]. She was widowed and is the patron of widows and the patron against poverty. Her feast is celebrated on 14 January.
==External links==
*[http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintm71.htm Catholic-forum.com Article]
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09508b.htm New Advent Article]
*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4400 Catholic.org Article]
[[Category:Ancient Roman Christianity]][[Category:Saints|Macrina the Elder]]
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