Peter of Sebaste

Petrus Sebastenus

Biography

Born around 340, Peter of Sebaste was the younger brother of Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa. Macrina, his elder sister, took charge of his education and initiated him into the ascetic life. Around 370, he was ordained priest. Together with his sister, he was responsible for their cenobitic community and showed remarkable charity in times of famine. After 380, he became bishop of Sebaste in Armenia and supported his brothers in their fight against Arianism. He probably died in 391.

The only text of him that has been preserved is his Letter 30 to Gregory of Nyssa, which bears witness to his biblical and monastic erudition.

Works

• Epistula ad Gregorium Nyssenum

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