Melania Tua

Santa Melania Tua

Santa Melania Tua, bahasa Latin: Sancta Melania Maior (lahir di Spanyol, skt. 350^[1] dan meninggal di Yerusalem sebelum 410^[1]^[2] atau skt. 417^[3]) merupakan seorang Ibu Gurun yang merupakan tokoh berpengaruh dalam gerakan asketis Kristen (Bapa dan Ibu Gurun) yang muncul pada generasi setelah Kaisar Konstantinus menjadikan agama Kristen sebagai agama resmi Kekaisaran Romawi. Dia dianggap sebagai santa dan hari rayanya dilangsungkan pada 8 Juni.

Referensi

^ ^a ^b William Greenwalt: Melania the Elder (c. 350–c. 410), in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, Gale Research Inc., 2002, via Encyclopedia.com
^ Clark, Elizabeth A., "Melania, Elder", Augustine Through the Ages: an Encyclopedia, (Allan Fitzgerald, John C. Cavadini, eds.), Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1999 ISBN 9780802838438
^ Dietz, Maribel. Wandering Monks, Virgins, and Pilgrims, Penn State Press, 2010; pages 122-124 ISBN 9780271047782

Sumber

Palladius, "Melania the Elder", The Lausiac History. Chapter XLVI, Medieval Sourcebook, Fordham University
Ruether, Rosemary. "Mothers of the Church: Ascetic Women in the Late Patristic Age", Women of Spirit: Female Leadership in the Jewish and Christian Traditions, (Rosemary Ruether and Eleanor McLaughlin, eds.), New York, Simon and Schuster, 1979.

Pranala luar

Harmless, William S.J., Bibliography re Melania the Elder, Creighton University

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