Gregory of Nazianzus
| Saint Gregory of Nazianzus | |
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| Theologian, Doctor of the Church, Great Hierarch, Cappadocian Father, Ecumenical Teacher | |
| Born | Born::330, Arianzum, Cappadocia |
| Died | Died::January 25, 389, Arianzum, Cappadocia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | May 9 (Roman Catholicism) January 25 (Eastern Orthodoxy) |
Gregory of Nazianzus (Greek: Γρηγόριος Ναζιανζηνός, Grēgorios Nazianzenōs) (Born::330–Died::January 25, 389) was an archbishop of Constantinople in the 4th Century AD. He is honored as a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Roman Catholic Church. The Eastern Orthodox Church also considers him a saint and counts him among the Three Holy Hierarchs, along with Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Basil the Great.
Biography
Gregory of Nazianzus was a native of Cappadocia and the son of a bishop of the Church. He studied at several centers like Athens and Alexandria, and was familiar to Greek philosophy and thought of Origen.[1] At Athens Gregory meets Basil of Caesarea who had moved there to continue his studies.[2] In 381 AD Gregory along with other prelates, presided over the First Council of Constantinople.[3]
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- ↑ Latourette, Kenneth Scott (2007). A History of Cristianity:Beginnings to 1500. 1. Peabody, MA: Prince Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-56563-328-5.
- ↑ González, Justo L. (2010). The Story of Christianity: The Early Church to the Dawn of the reformation. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: HarperOne/HarperCollins Publishers. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-06-185588-7.
- ↑ Hill, Jonathan (2006). Zondervan Handbook to the History of Christianity. Oxford: Lion Publishing/Zondervan. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-310-26270-1.
