num_pages: 74
description: Saint Macrina (327 - 370) was a major guiding force in the early development of monasticism and it was through her example that her brother Saint Basil the Great was inspired to establish one of the first monastic communities. This life written by her other famous brother Saint Gregory of Nyssa is one of the masterpieces of Christian literature.
language: English
title: The Life of Saint Macrina
publisher: Wipf and Stock