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==Life==
Little is known of the life of Macrina the Elder. She was born about 270 or before. St. [[Gregory Thaumaturgusthe Wonderworker]] was her spiritual director and [[bishop]] of her home town during her youth. During the persecutions of Galerius and Diocletian, Macrina and her husband suffered greatly, and spending, during the Diocletian persecutions, some six or more years in hiding along the shores of the Black Sea.
She was known for her sense of justice and enduring faith. She imbued in her children and grandchildren the seeds of piety and greatly influenced their intellectual and religious training.