Our Father among the [[saint]]s '''Peter of Sebaste''' was the youngest member of a large family of distinguish Christians that included Ss [[Macrina the Elder]], [[Basil the Elder]], [[Emily]], [[Gregory Theosebia the ElderDeaconess]], [[Macrina the Younger]], [[Basil the Great]], [[Naucratius]] and [[Gregory of Nyssa]]. He served as [[bishop]] of Sebaste in Armenia and participated in the [[Second Ecumenical Council]]. He is commemorated on [[January 9]].

Peter was born about the year 340, the youngest child of Basil the Elder and wife Emmelia (Emily). As he grew up, his eldest sister, Macrina the Younger, greatly influenced his religious training, directing him toward a spiritual and ascetic life. He devoted himself to meditation on the [[Holy Scripture]] and preparation for a religious life. After his brother, Basil the Great, was elevated to the [[see]] of [[Caesarea]], he [[ordination|ordained]] Peter to the [[priest]]hood, but Peter continued the life of a solitary [[ascetic]]. Peter remained close to his mother and sister, and helped them in founding a [[monastery]] after his father died.