Melania the Younger
Christian saint
b. 383 · d. 31 Dec 439
Melania the Younger is a Christian saint, Desert Mother, and ascetic who lived during the reign of Emperor Honorius, son of Theodosius I. She is the paternal granddaughter of Melania the Elder.
Related people
- Albina child of · traditional
- Publicola child of · traditional
- Valerius Pinianus spouse of · traditional
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Rome birth
- Jerusalem death
- Ancient Rome ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- The Lausiac History 1 claim — The repose of Melania the Younger
- Apology against Jerome, the Apology to Anastasius, and the Prefaces to the translations 1 claim — The flight to Sicily