Funeral Orations

CONTENTS

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION The Early Christian Funeral Oration, by Martin R. P. McGuire . . . . . . vii ST. GREGORY NAZIANZEN Introduction . . . . . 3 On His Brother, St. Caesarius, translated by Leo P. McCauley, S. J.. . . . . . . . . . .. 5 On St. Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, translated by Leo P. McCauley, S. J. . . . . . . 27 On His Sister, St. Gorgonia, translated by Leo P. McCauley, S. J.. . . . . . . . . . . . 101 On His Father, in the Presence of St. Basil, translated by Leo P. McCauley, S. J.. . . . . . 119 v ST. AMBROSE On His Brother Satyrus, translated by John J. Sullivan , C. S. Sp., and Martin R. P. McGuire Introduction . 159 First Oration. . . . . 161 Second Oration: On Faith in the Resurrection. 197 On Emperor Valentinian, translated by Roy J. Deferrari Introduction Text .. On Emperor Theodosius, translated by Roy J. Deferrari Introduction Text. 263 265 303 307 INDEX . . . . . . . . . 335 VI ...