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Saint Melania the Younger (also Melanie; born in Rome c. 383 died in Jerusalem on December 31 439) is a Christian saint and Desert Mother who lived during the reign of Emperor Flavius Augustus Honorius son of Theodosius I. She is the paternal granddaughter of Melania the Elder.The Feast of Melania the Younger is held on December 31 (the Julian calendar’s December 31 falls on January 13 on the Gregorian calendar).

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birth place
Rome
death date
0439-12-31
death place
Jerusalem
venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Catholic Church

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