Syncletica of Alexandria

Syncletica of Alexandria
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Desert Mother, Nun
Born: 3rd Century (Roman Egypt)
Died: 350 (Roman Egypt)
Feast: January 5
-Life
Syncletica was born in Alexandria in the 3rd century to a wealthy family. Despite her beauty, she dedicated herself to live a life dedicated to Christ where she refused to marry, loved the purity of virginity, and spent all her time in fasting and prayer. After the death of her parents, she gave her inheritance to the poor and moved to live in a crypt with her sister for the rest of her life. She became one of the most influential Desert Mothers. Throughout her life, she instructed her sisters how to live a pious life. At 80 years of age in 350, she reposed in the Lord after bearing her illness with Christian endurance and instructing her nuns on how to move on.