Venerable (Monastic) · 5th century
Venerable Melania the Younger of Rome
Also known as Melania of Rome
A wealthy Roman woman who, with her husband, embraced chastity, gave away immense wealth, and founded monastic communities in the Holy Land.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints