Life of Saint Basil
Gregory of Nyssa's biographical testimony about his brother Basil, including the miracle of the dove seen by Ephrem while Basil was preaching, and Basil's distribution of his personal inheritance to the poor.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Ephrem saw a dove whispering into Basil's ear while preaching, as Gregory of Nyssa testifies
"a dove, I say, which is the sign and hieroglyph of the Holy Spirit, as Gregory of Nyssa testifies"
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Basil gave away his personal inheritance to the poor, per Gregory of Nyssa
"Basil's own brother Gregory of Nyssa adds that at that time Saint Basil also gave away his own personal inheritance to the poor."