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Venerable (Monastic) · 6th century

Venerable Mary (Marinus) and her father Eugene of Alexandria

Also known as Mary called Marinus · Marina the Monk · Eugene her father

A young woman who entered a men's monastery disguised as the monk Marinus to remain with her widowed father Eugene; falsely accused of fathering a child, she bore the slander in silence until her sex was discovered only after her death.

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Notes

One commemoration of the daughter (Mary/Marinus) and her father Eugene. 'Slander / False Accusation' is supported by her recorded life.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org)