The Life and Legacy of Gregory of Nissa

Gregory of Nissa was a follower of Plotinus. He and his family were opposed to the Aryan idea that we know God, he says. McCrina is like Simeon's dailites figure in that people are coming to her for her wisdom; she then goes out and spreads the wisdom around the world. She creates a kind of proto nunnery in one of their villas because they're a posh family with tons of country estates.