Feast day of St. Athanassia of Aegina

The Orthodox Church on April18 commemorates the memory of St. Athanassia of Aegina.

Born in the 9th century, Athanasia became a widow at a young age.

She subsequently gave away the bulk of her possessions to the poor, converted her home into a convent and began building churches. She later served as an abbess and was known for her miraculous healing of the sick.

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