The Virgin Nativity Cathedral
Section of Western Crosswise Nave. West View

Saint Mary of Egypt. Holy Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt

Dionisy's frescoes. Saint Mary of Egypt. Holy Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt

(† 522), saint. Tradition relates that in her youth she was a fornicatress; having joined the pilgrims crowd going to Jerusalem she found faith and lived in penance for 47 years in the wilderness near the Jordan River. Here she encountered Saint Zosima miraculously crossing the waters of the Jordan and received Holy Communion from him. Feast day: 1 (14) April.