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Saint Macrina the Younger: Ascetic of Pontus, Teacher of Gregory of Nyssa and Sister of Saint Basil

Saint Macrina the Younger turned her family home in Pontus into a community of prayer and taught her brothers Basil and Gregory of Nyssa.

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Saint Gordius of Caesarea: Centurion, Ascetic and Martyr

The life of Saint Gordius of Caesarea, Roman centurion who left the army, lived as an ascetic and confessed Christ publicly at Caesarea, as told by Saint Basil the Great.

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Saint Longinus the Centurion: Soldier, Witness of the Cross and Martyr

The life of Saint Longinus the Centurion: what the Gospels say about the soldier at the Cross, what tradition adds about his conversion, mission and martyrdom, and where the sources disagree.

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