RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Macrina the Younger

324 - 379

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Macrina the Younger (Greek: Μακρίνα; c. 327 – 19 July 379) was an early Christian consecrated virgin. Macrina was elder sister of Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Naucratius and Peter of Sebaste. Gregory of Nyssa wrote a work entitled Life of Macrina in which he describes her sanctity and asceticism throughout her life. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Macrina the Younger is the 1,444th most popular religious figure (down from 1,324th in 2019), the 646th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 656th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Macrina the Younger ranks 1,444 out of 3,187. Before her are Carpocrates, Billy Meier, William de Longchamp, Frederick of Utrecht, Reginald Pole, and Shunryū Suzuki. After her are John Eudes, Khabbab ibn al-Aratt, Sebastiano Baggio, Theodosius the Cenobiarch, Chrodegang, and Marcellin Champagnat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 324, Macrina the Younger ranks 2. Before her is Geunchogo of Baekje.  Among people deceased in 379, Macrina the Younger ranks 3. Before her are Basil of Caesarea, and Shapur II.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Macrina the Younger ranks 646 out of 1,347. Before her are Nikos Zachariadis (1903), Namık Kemal (1840), Osman Hamdi Bey (1842), Nicander (-250), Prusias II of Bithynia (-300), and Diogenes of Oenoanda (200). After her are Theodosius the Cenobiarch (424), Michael Attaleiates (1021), Isaac of Armenia (338), Hussein Dey (1773), Artemidorus Ephesius (-150), and Maximus V of Constantinople (1897).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Macrina the Younger ranks 97. Before her are Mark of Ephesus (1392), John XI of Constantinople (1225), Daniel the Stylite (409), Sultan Walad (1226), George Sphrantzes (1401), and Ebussuud Efendi (1490). After her are Theodosius the Cenobiarch (424), Isaac of Armenia (338), Maximus V of Constantinople (1897), Kadi Burhan al-Din (1345), Paisios of Mount Athos (1924), and Alexander of Jerusalem (200).

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