8. Saint Marina
Back in the 8th century, Marina disguised herself as a boy so she could accompany her father to a monastery. The reason she did this was that women were not allowed to go inside. This completely shaped the young girl’s life forever.
Marina became a monk and went under the name Marinus. She traveled with her father after several years at the monastery. Her secret became in jeopardy when an innkeeper’s daughter falsely claimed that Marina had impregnated her. But instead of revealing the truth, Marina raised the child herself after being kicked out of the monastery. Her true identity remained a secret until her death.
Instead of revealing her true identity, Marina raised the child herself, even if it meant she was kicked out of the monastery. No one knew about her true identity until her death in 270 A.D. The saint virgin and martyr Marina of Antioch is now recognized as the patron saint of kidney sufferers and the protectress of nephrology.
