A Saint Among Saints:A Sketch Of The Life Of Saint Emmelia,Mother Of St. Basil The Great By Mary Stanislaus MacCarthy

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About Saint Emmelia:-
Saint Emmelia of Caesarea was born in Cappadocia,a province of the Roman Empire(nowadays Central Anatolia,Turkey).She died on 30 May 375 AD.She was born in the late third to early fourth century,a period in time when Christianity was becoming more widespread,posing a challenge to the Roman government and its pagan rule.She was the wife of Saint Basil the Elder and bore nine or ten children,including Saint Basil of Caesarea,Saint Macrina the Younger,Saint Theosebia,Peter of Sebaste,Saint Gregory of Nyssa,and Saint Naucratius.

Saint Emmelia—also known as Emilia or Emily—is venerated as a Saint in both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church and is said to have died on 30 May 375.However,she is not the only woman in her family to be venerated as a Saint.Both her mother-in-law,Saint Macrina the Elder,as well as her daughters,Saint Macrina the Younger and Saint Theosebia,are recognized as Saints in the Catholic Church(except for Saint Theosebia) and Eastern Orthodox Church.

Saint Emmelia spent much of her later years living with her eldest daughter,Saint Macrina the Younger.Saint Macrina the Younger had a profound impact on her mother.With her husband no longer around,Saint Emmelia and her daughter lived a life dedicated to Christianity,surrounded by servants whom they treated as equals,at Macrina the Younger's insistence.Their ascetic way of life attracted a following of women which created a convent-like atmosphere,where one was considered rich if she lived a pure and devout Christian life and disregarded the materialistic lure of earthly pleasures and possessions.

Link To Saint Emmelia's Wikipedia Page:-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmelia_of_Caesarea?searchToken=7n7kdy5nohub2b7tfyz2t6hze

About The Author:-
Sister Mary Stanislaus MacCarthy(1849 to 1897) was an Irish poet,educator and nun.MacCarthy was a daughter of poet Denis Florence MacCarthy,who wrote as "Desmond of The Nation" and Elizabeth MacCarthy(née Donnelly).

MacCarthy began writing Religious Poetry as a young woman and is believed to have had her first work published in the first edition of the Irish Monthly,December 1873.This was edited by Fr Matthew Russell.Her association with the magazine continued until June 1895,where her work appeared under the publishing pseudonym S.M.S.She contributed to other Catholic journals,most notably the Rosary.

Link To The Author's Wikipedia Page:-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Stanislaus_MacCarthy?searchToken=ewe8gnm8z15cgy99srf99td5t

Link(s) To The Text:-
https://archive.org/details/ASaintAmongSaints

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