Vekenega
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Vekenega was a Croatian Benedictine
nun
from the House of Madi
. She was the daughter of Čika and a Director of Benedictine monastery of St. Maria in Zadar.
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
from the House of Madi
House of Madi
House of Madi was a patrician family from Zadar. They were influential in Croatian politics from 10th till 12th century.-History:The Madii were the leading family of Zadar, the capital of the Byzantine theme of Dalmatia, from the late tenth until the end of the eleventh century...
. She was the daughter of Čika and a Director of Benedictine monastery of St. Maria in Zadar.