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In the Christian world of the fourth century, the family of St. Gregory of Nyssa was distinguished for its leadership in civic and religious affairs in the region of the Roman Empire known as Pontus. Cardinal Newman, in an essay on the trials of St. Basil, refers to the family circle which produced these two eminent Fathers as 'a sort of nursery of bishops and saints.' From St. Gregory's life of his sister, St. Macrina, a work included in this volume,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813209692
ISBN13:9780813209692
Release Date:December 1999
Publisher:Catholic University of America Press
Length:314 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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