St melania the younger biography of michael

Christian saint and ascetic

Not to be confused with Macrina the Younger.

Melania the Younger (c.

St melania the younger biography of michael

383 – 31 December 439) is a Christiansaint, Desert Mother, and ascetic who lived during the reign of EmperorHonorius, son of Theodosius I. She is the paternal granddaughter of Melania the Elder.

The Feast of Melania the Younger is held on 31 December (the Julian calendar's 31 December falls on 13 January on the Gregorian calendar).

Life

Rome

Melania was the only child of the rich and powerful Valerius Publicola (son of Melania the Elder) and his wife Caeionia Albina,^[1] both Christians, of the senatorialValeria gens family of ancient lineage which was the pride of Rome.

Her paternal and maternal relatives had held the highest offices of state with great distinction during the whole of the century, and Melania could even boast of a long line of imperial blood, most recently through Valerius Romulus (r.

308-309).

She was married to her pat