Ascetical Works

by Gregory of Nyssa and Gregorius Nyssenus

Book Overview

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"