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Keeper of the Light: Saint Macrina the…
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Keeper of the Light: Saint Macrina the Elder, Grandmother of Saints (original 2006; edition 2006)

by Bev Cooke (Author), Bonnie Gillis (Illustrator)

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The road to sainthood takes a lifetime to travel. . . . Late in the fourth century, Christians are labeled enemies of the Roman Empire--hounded, arrested, tortured, and executed. Macrina and her husband Basil, once-wealthy Christians, flee with their small son to the mountainous forests south of the Black Sea. So begins Macrina's adventure in faith, as she undertakes the process of becoming one of the most influential women in sacred history, the mother and grandmother of saints. She is truly a great confessor of the Orthodox Christian faith. A chapter book with black-and-white illustrations.… (more)
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Title:Keeper of the Light: Saint Macrina the Elder, Grandmother of Saints
Authors:Bev Cooke (Author)
Other authors:Bonnie Gillis (Illustrator)
Info:Conciliar Press (2006), Edition: Illustrated, 200 pages
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The road to sainthood takes a lifetime to travel. . . . Late in the fourth century, Christians are labeled enemies of the Roman Empire--hounded, arrested, tortured, and executed. Macrina and her husband Basil, once-wealthy Christians, flee with their small son to the mountainous forests south of the Black Sea. So begins Macrina's adventure in faith, as she undertakes the process of becoming one of the most influential women in sacred history, the mother and grandmother of saints. She is truly a great confessor of the Orthodox Christian faith. A chapter book with black-and-white illustrations.

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About Macrina the Elder, an Orthodox saint who lived in the 4th century and fled the Roman empire's persecution of Christians.
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