This Saint Macrina the Younger prayer candle honors the consecrated virgin who was the elder sister of Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory of Nyssa. It is a meaningful Orthodox and Catholic gift for women, teachers, and students of Scripture.
About Saint Macrina. Macrina was born around 327 in Caesarea in Cappadocia, the eldest child of Basil the Elder and Emmelia. She lived with her mother in a community of consecrated women on the family estate in Pontus and, with her brother Peter, helped turn it into a convent. She died on July 19, 379.
Her brother Gregory of Nyssa wrote her Life and a dialogue in her memory, On the Soul and the Resurrection. She is honored as a patron of nuns and consecrated virgins, theologians, and students of Scripture.
Choose this candle for a woman named Macrina, a nun or consecrated woman, a teacher or theology student, or a sister praying for her siblings.
About this candle
This 13.75 oz scented soy candle comes in a reusable glass jar printed with a devotional image of Saint Macrina the Younger. It is made with a 100% natural soy wax blend and a 100% cotton wick, and burns for about 70 to 80 hours. Choose one of three scents: Comfort Spice, Sea Breeze, or Vanilla Bean. It is a simple, quiet way to set a candle beside your icon corner, prayer table, nightstand, or bookshelf.
Care instructions
Never leave a burning candle unattended, and keep it away from children, pets, and anything flammable. Trim the wick to 1/4 inch before each lighting. Burn for 3 to 4 hours at a time, and stop using the candle when 1/2 inch of wax remains.
This Saint Macrina the Younger prayer candle honors the consecrated virgin who was the elder sister of Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory of Nyssa. It is a meaningful Orthodox and Catholic gift for women, teachers, and students of Scripture.
About Saint Macrina. Macrina was born around 327 in Caesarea in Cappadocia, the eldest child of Basil the Elder and Emmelia. She lived with her mother in a community of consecrated women on the family estate in Pontus and, with her brother Peter, helped turn it into a convent. She died on July 19, 379.
Her brother Gregory of Nyssa wrote her Life and a dialogue in her memory, On the Soul and the Resurrection. She is honored as a patron of nuns and consecrated virgins, theologians, and students of Scripture.
Choose this candle for a woman named Macrina, a nun or consecrated woman, a teacher or theology student, or a sister praying for her siblings.
About this candle
This 13.75 oz scented soy candle comes in a reusable glass jar printed with a devotional image of Saint Macrina the Younger. It is made with a 100% natural soy wax blend and a 100% cotton wick, and burns for about 70 to 80 hours. Choose one of three scents: Comfort Spice, Sea Breeze, or Vanilla Bean. It is a simple, quiet way to set a candle beside your icon corner, prayer table, nightstand, or bookshelf.
Care instructions
Never leave a burning candle unattended, and keep it away from children, pets, and anything flammable. Trim the wick to 1/4 inch before each lighting. Burn for 3 to 4 hours at a time, and stop using the candle when 1/2 inch of wax remains.
