Download or read book The Life of Melania, the Younger written by Gerontius and published by New York ; Toronto : E. Mellen Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a translation of a life of a rich Roman matron, Melania, who was famous throughout the Christian world for her renunciations and her dedication to Christ. It reveals her as a woman who exerted a very strong influence on ascetic ideals in the time of the early Church.