Feast day: December 31

Saint Melania la joven

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on December 31.

  • Feast day: December 31
  • Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 383 en Roma en la actual Italia
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Melania la joven

Saint Melania la joven is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for December 31.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Melania la joven

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Biography and witness

Saint Melania la joven appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on December 31.

Original martyrology note

En Jerusalén, santa Melania la Joven, la cual, con su marido san Piniano, dejó Roma y marchó a la Ciudad Santa, donde, ella entre las mujeres consagradas a Dios y el marido entre los monjes, llevaron una vida religiosa y ambos murieron santamente.

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Short prayer

Saint Melania la joven, pray for me.

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