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Righteous Macrina the Elder

Also known as Macrina, grandmother of Saint Basil the Great

Grandmother of Sts. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Macrina the Younger; a disciple of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus who preserved the faith through persecution and handed it to her family.

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Notes

Feast Jan 14 (the source sheet date May 30 is erroneous). Distinct from Macrina the Younger (Jul 19).

Sources: GOARCH calendar; OCA / J. Sanidopoulos cross-check