Mary of Egypt, St

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | 471 words | Copyright

Mary of Egypt, St (5th cent.), penitent. After a career of infamy as an actress and courtesan at Alexandria, she is said to have been converted on the threshold of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, fled into the desert E. of Palestine, and lived there in isolation for 47 years. Her story became popular; it forms part of the liturgy for the 5th Sunday in Lent in the Orthodox Churches. Feast days in the E., 5th Sunday in Lent and 1 Apr.; in the W., 2 (also 3 and 9) Apr.

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