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

Gregory of Nazianzus, Letters Letter 27

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

SectionGregory of NazianzusPublic domainTo Amphilochius the Younger

You make a joke of it; but I know the danger of an Ozizalean starving when he has taken most pains with his husbandry. There is only this praise to be given them, that even if they die of hunger they smell sweet, and have a gorgeous funeral. How so? Because they are covered with plenty of all sorts of flowers.

Reproduced in full. Translation: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (Schaff and Wace, 1894), public domain (Public domain).

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