Saint Macrina

Life

The grandmother of Saint Basil the Great. She was wondrous in intellect and piety. A disciple of Saint Gregory the Wonderworker of Neocaesarea. In the time of Diocletian she left her home, and with her husband Basil, hid in forests and wildernesses. Their property was confiscated, but they did not grieve over it. Deprived of everything except their love for God, they settled in an ancient forest, where they spent seven years. By the Providence of God, goats would come down from the mountain and give themselves to them, and thus they were fed. They both reposed peacefully in the fourth century after many sufferings for the faith of Christ.