Greg. Nyss., In Eunom. i. § 10 (in this series, p. 45), remarks of Basil:  τὴν πατρῷαν οὐσίαν καὶ πρὸ τῆς ἱερωσύνης ἀφειδῶς ἀναλώσας τοῖς πένησι καὶ μάλιστα ἐν τῷ τῆς σιτοδείας καιρῷ, καθ᾽ ὃν ἐπεστάτει τῆς ἐκκλησίας, ἔτι ἐν τῷ κλήρῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἱερατεύων καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα, μηδὲ τῶν ὑπολειφθέντων φεισάμενος.  Maran (Vit. Bas. xi. § 4), with the object of proving that Basil had completely abandoned all property whatsoever, says that this must refer to a legacy from his mother.  The terms used are far more consistent with the view already expressed (§ III.).  So in his Orat. in Bas. Gregory speaks of Basil at the time as “selling his own possessions, and buying provisions with the proceeds.”