July 19. On the Life of the Venerable Macrina, Sister of Basil the Great. -St. Gregory of Nyssa
(To the Monk Olympius) This composition, though in form bearing the appearance of a letter according to its heading, exceeds the limits of a letter by its length and takes the shape of a long written narrative. Yet the subject about which you commanded me to write justifies this—being far broader than the scope allowed…