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NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works - Holy Bible Institute

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To Abramius, bishop of Batnæ.To Abramius, bishop of Batnæ. 2440Letter CXXXII. 2439Ever since the autumn I have been quite ignorant of the whereabouts of your reverence;for I kept hearing uncertain rumours, some saying that you were stopping at Samosata, <strong>and</strong>some in the country, while others maintained that they had seen you at Batnæ. This is thereason of my not writing frequently. Now, on hearing that you are staying at Antioch, inthe house of the honourable Count Saturninus, I have been glad to give this letter to ourbeloved <strong>and</strong> reverend brother Sanctissimus, our fellow presbyter, by whom I salute you,<strong>and</strong> exhort you, whereever you be, to remember firstly God, <strong>and</strong> secondly myself, whomyou determined from the beginning to love <strong>and</strong> to reckon among your most intimate friends.2002439 Placed in 373.2440 cf. Letter xcii. He was present at the Council of Constantinople.578

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