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title: "St Mary of Egypt — Lives of saints"
description: "According to the Life written by St Sophronius of Jerusalem, after a sinful youth in Alexandria she was converted in Jerusalem and spent forty-seven years of…"
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# St Mary of Egypt

Life dates

5th–6th century (according to the Life)

Region

Alexandria; the desert beyond the Jordan

Canonization

Universal veneration (saint of the undivided Church / whole Orthodox Church)

## Short life

According to the Life written by St Sophronius of Jerusalem, after a sinful youth in Alexandria she was converted in Jerusalem and spent forty-seven years of repentance in the desert. The image of repentance commemorated on the fifth Sunday of Great Lent.

## Related

- St Mary of Egypt
- Fifth Sunday of Great Lent. St Mary of Egypt