Day 316 -- Saint Marcellina

Saint Marcellina was born in modern-day Germany and lived in the 4th century. She was the daughter of the Roman imperial prefect Gaul. She is the sister of Saint Ambrose of Milan and Saint Satyrus. She moved to Rome when she was very young and was raised by her two brothers. She was a Consecrated Virgin, consecrated on Christmas Day 353 in Saint Peter's Basilica. She lived with her mother and in other private homes. She worked with her brother, Ambrose, after he was made bishop of Milan. She was noted for her austerities and her brother told her to relax in her later years. He dedicated his treatise on holy virginity to her. She died around the year 398 of natural causes. She is buried in the crypt under the altar of the Ambrosian Basilica.