Saint Nicarete (5th century), was a woman of

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who became a

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as a disciple of St. John Chrysostom. She left her home specifically to study

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and practice devotion and care for the poor in

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. She became a follower of John Chrysostom and worked as a

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as well as a

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for the poor. She cured John Chrysostom of a stomach ailment. Later, when Chrysostom was sent into

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from Constantinople, she went with him. Her

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in the

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is December 27.

References

*Englebert, Omer. ''The Lives of the Saints.'' Christopher and

Anne Fremantle Anne Fremantle (born Anne Marie Huth Jackson; 1909–2002) was an English-American journalist, translator, poet, novelist and biographer.Catholic Online
Accessed Dec. 26, 2006.

External links

* http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/94059 Year of birth missing Year of death missing Saints from Roman Anatolia Saints from Constantinople 5th-century Christian saints {{Saint-stub