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Saints Basil the Great, John Chrysostom and Gregory the Theologian (icon), Russian icon painter

Basil the Great, Letters Letter 132: To Abramius, bishop of Batnæ

Russian icon painter, Saints Basil the Great, John Chrysostom and Gregory the Theologian (icon), 2-я четверть XIX · Public domainRussian icon painter, Saints Basil the Great, John Chrysostom and Gregory the Theologian (icon), 2-я четверть XIX

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Ever since the autumn I have been quite ignorant of the whereabouts of your reverence; for I kept hearing uncertain rumours, some saying that you were stopping at Samosata, and some in the country, while others maintained that they had seen you at Batnæ. This is the reason of my not writing frequently. Now, on hearing that you are staying at Antioch, in the house of the honourable Count Saturninus, I have been glad to give this letter to our beloved and reverend brother Sanctissimus, our fellow presbyter, by whom I salute you, and exhort you, whereever you be, to remember firstly God, and secondly myself, whom you determined from the beginning to love and to reckon among your most intimate friends.

Reproduced in full. Translation: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (Schaff and Wace, 1895), public domain (Public domain).

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