Emelia
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Saint Emmelia was the wife of Basil the Elder
, and the mother of Saint Basil the Great. She is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church
and is said to have died in 375. http://www.serbianorthodoxchurch.net/cgi-bin/saints.cgi?view=208019375759
Basil the Elder
Saint Basil the Elder raised in Neocaesarea in Pontus. The son of Macrina the Elder, Basil is said to have moved with the family to the shores of the Black Sea during the persecution of Christians under Galerius. He married into the wealthy family of his wife Emmelia, and settled in Caesarea...
, and the mother of Saint Basil the Great. She is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
and is said to have died in 375. http://www.serbianorthodoxchurch.net/cgi-bin/saints.cgi?view=208019375759