Gregory of Nyssa was born into a family of high achievers. His brother was Basil the Great; his sister was Macrina the Younger. In Gregory’s young life, however, he was something of a black sheep. It’s not that he was a sinner or unbeliever, but he seemed to lack the holy ambition and drive that were characteristic of his older siblings. Basil often reprimanded him as a bumbler. But at Basil’s death Gregory came into his own and suddenly emerged a major player on the world scene-a master of spiritual and systematic theology, a leader at councils, a healer of divisions in the Church.
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Gregory Nazianzen, Letter 1, on his disappointment with Gregory of Nyssa
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Basil the Great, Letter 58, a reproach to Gregory his brother
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Gregory of Nyssa, Against Eunomius, Book 1 www.catholiccu...
Gregory of Nyssa, The Great Catechism www.catholiccu...
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