Death & Dying
Book VIII, 12: On his own Father
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Here I sleep the sweet sleep, the body of Gregory, the mild sweet-spoken glorious interpreter of the Trinity. I lived to a hundred years, more than the span of man’s life, and for forty years lived in the spirit and occupied the episcopal throne. But my winged soul is with God.—Ye priests, care reverently for his tomb too.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 12: On his own Father.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/14/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 12: On his own Father.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/14/.
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