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Mother of Gregory of Nazianzus, was a devout Christian who influenced her husband’s conversion and his rise as Bishop of Nazianzus. Her spiritual guidance shaped her children, fostering faith and piety. Nonna exemplifies the vital role of women in early Christian theology, contributing to the legacy of the Cappadocian Fathers. [28] [29] [30]
Desert Mothers Saint Paula and her daughter Eustochium with their spiritual advisor Saint Jerome—painting by Francisco de Zurbarán. Desert Mothers is a neologism, coined in feminist theology as an analogy to Desert Fathers, for the ammas or female Christian ascetics living in the desert of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria in the 4th and 5th centuries AD. [1]
The Matrikas are often depicted in a group of seven, the Saptamatrika(s) (Seven Mothers). [3] However, they are also depicted as a group of eight, the Ashtamatrika(s). [4] In the Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira says that "Matrikas are forms of Parvati taken by her with cognizance of (different major Hindu) gods corresponding to their names."
For example, prayer, like other ascetic activities, is embodied for Syncletica. Physical dimensions of prayer found in her vita include standing, crying, speaking, singing, and listening. [ 33 ] Wheeler also states that the prevalence of imagery of women's bodies and of domesticity in her vita and sayings is best explained by her gender. [ 34 ]
Many of the monks and nuns developed a reputation for holiness and wisdom, with the small communities following a particularly holy or wise elder, who was their spiritual father or mother (amma). The individual Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers are mostly known through The Sayings of the Desert Fathers , which included 1,202 sayings attributed ...
Iyami Aje are known by many praise names which include, but are not limited to, Iyami Osoronga, Awon Iya Wa (Our Mothers), [10] Eleye (Owner(s) of the Sacred Bird), Iyanla, Awon Agbalagba (The Wise and Formidable Elders), Elders of the Night, Old and Wise One(s), [4] the "Gods of Society," [11] Ayé (Earth), Yewájọbí (The Mother of All the Òrìṣà and All Living Things), [12] and ...
1. Mary Ball Washington. America's Grandmother, Mary Ball Washington, as the mother of the first U.S. president, George Washington, could give any modern-day Tiger Mom a run for her money with her ...
In 1963, Mama Lola moved to Brooklyn, New York, and her three children stayed with her mother. [23] Her first year was filled with hardship and uncertainty. She was hospitalized two different times with a severe intestinal infection of unknown origin and administered last rites by the priest at the hospital each time. [24] "