The Life of Saint Macrina .. Full AudioBook.

PUBLIC DOMAIN AUDIO BOOKS Saint Macrina the Elder (before 270 – c. 340) was the mother of Saint Basil the Elder, and the grandmother of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_of_Caesarea, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_of_Nyssa, Saint Peter of Sebaste, and Saint Macrina the Younger.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrina_the_Elder
Little is known about this saint. The works of Basil indicate that she studied under Gregory Thaumaturgus, and that it was his teachings handed down through Macrina to Basil and Gregory, that were particularly formative for the two Cappadocian brothers.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrina_the_Elder
Her home was at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niksar in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontus_(region) and during the persecution of Christians under Galerius and Diocletian, Macrina supposedly fled with her husband to the shores of the Black Sea.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrina_the_Elder
She was widowed and is the patron of widows and the patron against poverty. Her feast is celebrated on 14 January. She is said to have died in the early 340s AD.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrina_the_Elder