Death & Dying
Book VIII, 47: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Here once God said from on high to Nonna as she was praying “Come,” and gladly she was released from her body, holding the table with one hand and with the other praying “ Lord Christ, have mercy upon us.”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 47: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/49/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 47: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/49/.
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