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Feastday: December 31
383 - 439

St. Melania whose feast day is December 31. Melania was born to wealthy Christians, Publicola, a Roman senator, and Albina. At fourteen, she was given in marriage to Valerius Pinianus. When two of her children died soon after childbirth, her husband agreed to lead a life of continency and religious dedication.

Inheriting her father's vast wealth, Melania endowed monasteries in Egypt, Syria, and Palestine and aided churches and monasteries in Europe. To escape the barbarian invasions, she fled with her mother and husband to Tagaste in Numidia in the year 410.

In 417, all three made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and settled at Jerusalem, where Melania became a friend of St. Jerome. After the death of her mother in 431 and her husband in 432, Melania attracted disciples to her solitary way of life and built a convent, for which she was Abbess until her death on December 31, 439.

The life of St. Melania reminds us of the fleeting character of earthly wealth. We should strive to emulate her use of wealth as well as talents to further the cause of Christ.

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Teresa Villesca
5 months ago
I just had a daughter and we named her Melania Elizabeth Villesca. My middle name is Elizabeth so we wanted to keep that name and my husband came up with the name Melania. We call her Mila for short. People have pronounced her name incorrectly, but once we correct them they will say it the correct way. It's a beautiful name!!
leeeeeaaaaannnnnnneee XD
1 year ago
I AM 1,000,000,000,000,000 POSITIVE SO FAR THAT I AM DOING SAINT MELANIA FOR MY CONFORMATION SAINTS NAME.SHE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON.SHE WAS RICH AND WAS NOT GREEDY.I THINK IF YU TOO HAVE TO DO THIS SAINTS NAME PROJECT,YU PICK SAINT MELANIA!!BEAUTIFUL NAME TOO! XD IM EXCITED.
Melania
2 years ago
Hi!! My name really is Melania!! Im sometimes inberrased when people say my name wrong!! But i know that it makes me different from other people!! I love the name and you should to!! Please help increase the name Melania thanks sooo much!! My nickname since i was a baby is MayMay!!! I soon found out by a Chinese friend that in Chinese the nickname MayMay means little sister!!!
Marisam
2 years ago
I dont know if i should choose this name or Alena...... even though my confirmation is in March i like to plan ahead.....lol=)
jon
3 years ago
Thank you for your hard work. It would be helpful if we knew what the saint was the patron of. God bless
Briomy
4 years ago
this is the name that i chose for my confirmation name in 2009 at Our lady's church
Meg
4 years ago
This is such a pretty name! It's flowy - like music. PLus she was such a giving person - chose this for my Confirmation name, if anyone cares...
Melanie Gohery
4 years ago
Does anyone know where I might purchase a st Melania of Rome medal? Thanks!!

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