The Life of Melania, the Younger (Studies in Women and Religion)

by Gerontius and Elizabeth A. Clark

This is a translation of a life of a rich Roman matron, Melania, who was famous throughout the Christian world for her renunciations and her dedication to Christ. It reveals her as a woman who exerted a very strong influence on ascetic ideals in the time of the early Church.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889465355
• ISBN13: 9780889465350
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"