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Saint Gregory of Nyssa Byzantine icon, Cappadocian father and philosopher of the soul's infinite ascent into God

GREGORY OF NYSSA · 4TH CENTURY · CAPPADOCIAN

On the Soul and the Resurrection


A dialogue with his dying sister Macrina on the immortality of the soul and the resurrection, modeled on the style of Plato's Phaedo.

On the Soul and the Resurrection is a central text in the Christian mystical tradition, offering insight into the spiritual life, the nature of divine union, and the transformation of the soul.