St. Macrina the Younger
Catholic Saints
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How Do We Know Her Life Actually?
The story of St. Macrina is told in a 30-page letter written by her brother, Greg Grimnissa. He has been away from home for a long time and he has this kind of premonition that his sister is ill. She decides to turn their estate into a kind of like quasi monastic community. Her mother and her live as equals with the servants. They all live together a life of common prayer.
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