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Gregory of Nazianzus, St
Gregory of Nazianzus, St (329/30–389/90), ‘Cappadocian Father’. The son of the Bp. of Nazianzus in Cappadocia, he studied at Athens. He then adopted the monastic life. About 372 he was consecrated Bp. of Sasima, a village in Cappadocia, and assisted his father as suffragan. In 379 he was summoned to Constantinople, where his preaching helped to restore the Nicene faith. In 381 he was appointed Bp. of Constantinople, but he retired in the same year. His writings include his ‘Five Theological Orations’, which contain an elaborate treatment of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit; the Philocalia, which he compiled with St Basil; letters against Apollinarianism; and poems. Feast day, in the E., 25 Jan.; in the W., 2 Jan. (formerly 9 May, as in the American BCP, 1979).
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gregory of Nazianzus, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gregory of Nazianzus, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GregoryofNazianzusSt.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gregory of Nazianzus, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GregoryofNazianzusSt.html |
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Gregory of Nazianzus, St
Gregory of Nazianzus, St (329–89). One of the Cappadocian fathers, known in the Orthodox Church as ‘the Theologian’. He shrank from the active life of a bishop, but in 379 he was summoned to Constantinople, where his preaching helped to restore the Nicene faith at the council of 381. At this council he was recognized as bishop of Constantinople, but resigned the see almost at once. Gregory's writings include his forty-five Orations, of which nos. 27–31, the Theological Orations, are most important; the Philocalia of Origen; a collection of letters, some against Apollinarius; and a number of religious and secular poems.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Gregory of Nazianzus, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Gregory of Nazianzus, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-GregoryofNazianzusSt.html JOHN BOWKER. "Gregory of Nazianzus, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-GregoryofNazianzusSt.html |
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