After Nonna married, she converted her husband Gregory to Christianity. He had been a member of the Hypsistarians, a Jewish-pagan sect that worshipped Hypsistos, the "Most High" God. She was the mother of three children, each of whom became saints, the most notable of which being Gregory of Nazianzus. She outlived her husband and two of her children, dying in 374.[2]
Her son Gregory tells of an occasion in 351 when Nonna fell sick with a severe illness and appeared to be at the point of death. On his way to visit a friend, Gregory hurried instead to his mother who, in the meantime, had begun to recover. She had a vision in which Gregory had given her miraculous cakes marked with the sign of the cross, and blessed by him.[3]
Gregory championed Nonna as a model of Christian motherhood. He wrote of her,
My mother was a worthy companion for such a man [as my father] and her qualities were as great as his. She came from a pious family, but was even more pious than they. Though in her body she was but a woman, in her spirit she was above all men... Her mouth knew nothing but the truth, but in her modesty she was silent about those deeds which brought her glory. She was guided by the fear of God...[4]
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^Clark, Cat (1998-11-05). (PDF). Catholics United for the Faith. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
^Jones, Terry. . Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
^Dunbar, Agnes (1904). A Dictionary of Saintly Women. George Bell & Sons. pp. 108–109. saint nonna.
^Rabenstein, Katherine (August 1998). . Saints O' the Day for August 5. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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