May 30
St Emilia, the Mother of St Basil the Great
Forms of name: Emelia, Emilia, Emily, Emmelia
Wife of St. Basil the Elder, mother of ten children including St. Macrina the Younger, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Peter of Sebaste, and St. Theosebia the Deaconess.
St. Basil the Elder
Forms of name: Basil
Died sometime between 341-345. Son of St. Macrina the Elder; husband of St. Emilia; father of St. Macrina the Younger, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Peter of Sebaste, and St. Theosebia the Deaconess.
St. Macrina the Elder
Forms of name: Macrina
Mother of St. Basil the Elder, grandmother of St. Macrina the Younger, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Peter of Sebaste, and St. Theosebia the Deaconess.