Marina the Monk | |
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![]() Marina (in red) being brought to a monastery by her father Eugenius. 14th century French manuscript. | |
Confessor and Wonderworker | |
Born | Fifth or eighth century[1] Al-Qalamoun (present-day Lebanon)[2] |
Died | Uncertain |
Venerated in | |
Feast | |
Patronage | Pregnant women, girls |
Controversy | Woman joins monastery, falsely accused of fathering a child |
Marina, distinguished as Marina the Monk and also known as Marinos, Pelagia and Mary of Alexandria (Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ), was a Christian saint from part of Asian Byzantium, generally said to be present-day Lebanon.[9][10][11] Details of the saint's life vary.[a]
Marina probably lived in the 5th century, and the first biographical account was probably written sometime between 525 and 650; it is preserved in several manuscripts, including one from the tenth century.[12][13]
A telling instance of Frankish involvement is found in a cave near the village of Qalamun, just to the south of Tripoli, which is said to be the birthplace of St Marina the Monk.
According to the most ancient accounts on Saint Marina the Monk, only one place of origin could be hers -- Lebanon. Clugnet resolves that until new discoveries are made, the only origin of Saint Marina must be the one known to us according to tradition and since the only tradition about this Saint is found among the Maronites of Lebanon, then Lebanon is to be considered the land of her birth (Clugnet 1904: 565). The Maronites resolutely believe that Marina originated in Lebanon and that as a monk she has lived and died in the Monastery of Qannoubine in the Holy Valley of Qadisha. J. Fiey in turn concludes that Marina in question is truly a local saint of Lebanon, victim of imposture (Fiey 1978: 33).
According to Léon Clugnet, her place of birth is Lebanon
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