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Marina the Monk

5th century Byzantine saint

SaintByzantine EmpirePre-congregation

Feast: 18 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
715
Died
750
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Marina the Monk, also known as Marina the Syrian, Marinos the Monk, Pelagia (this being the Greek equivalent of 'Marina'; see Pelagia) and Mary of Alexandria (Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ), was a Christian saint from part of Asian Byzantium, generally said to be present-day Lebanon. Details of her life vary.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Sources

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