05 Works, Today, July 21th, is Markella’s day, her story in art #202
1 min readJul 21, 2020
St. Markella (Marcella) of Chios
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Saint Markella was born and lived in Volissos, Chios, Greece. She was raised as a devout Christian by her mother. However, her father was a pagan.
Markella lived during the fourteenth century — during most of which Chios was under Genoese rule. At a young age, her mother died and Markella continued to study her Bible, pray to God and live a life according to what she was taught…