Download or read book Architects of Piety written by Vasiliki M. Limberis and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vasiliki Limberis has discovered a hitherto untold element in the history of the Cappadocian Fathers (Basil of Caesarea, his brother Gregory of Nyssa, and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus). Simply stated, for the Cappadocians all aspects of Christian life were best communicated, understood, and indeed lived, through the prism of martyr piety. Limberis shows that the cult of the martyrs was absolutely central to the formation of Christian life for them and the laity.