St gregory of nyssa bio
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Saint Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, was a younger brother of Saint Basil the Great (January 1). His birth and upbringing came at a time when the Arian disputes were at their height. Having received an excellent education, he was at one time a teacher of rhetoric. In the year 372, he was consecrated by Saint Basil the Great as bishop of the city of Nyssa in Cappadocia.
Saint Gregory was an ardent advocate for Orthodoxy, and he fought against the Arian heresy with his brother Saint Basil. Gregory was persecuted by the Arians, by whom he was falsely accused of improper use of church property, and thereby deprived of his See and sent to Ancyra.
In the following year Saint Gregory was again deposed in absentia by a council of Arian bishops, but he continued to encourage his flock in Orthodoxy, wandering about from place to place. After the death of the emperor Valens (378), Saint Gregory was restored to his cathedra and was joyously received by his flock. His brother Saint Basil the Great died in 379.
Only with difficulty did Saint Gregory survive the loss of his brother and guide. He delivered a funeral oration for him, and completed Saint Basil’s study of the six days of Creation, the Hexaemeron. That same year Saint Gregory participated in th
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Gregory of Nyssa
4th-century bishop of Nyssa, Asia Minor
Saint Gregory of Nyssa | |
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| Born | c. 335 Neocaesarea, Cappadocia, Roman Empire (modern-day Niksar, Tokat, Turkey) |
| Died | c. 394 Nyssa, Cappadocia, Roman Empire (modern-day Harmandalı, Ortaköy, Aksaray, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church Oriental Orthodoxy Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Feast | 10 January (Eastern Christianity, Catholic Church since 2001, Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod[1])) 26 Hathor (Coptic Christianity)[2] 9 March (Catholic Church before 2001 and the Episcopal Church USA)[3] 14 June, with Macrina (ELCA) 19 July, with Macrina (Anglican Communion) |
Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen (Ancient Greek: Γρηγόριος Νύσσης or Γρηγόριος Νυσσηνός; c. 335 – c. 394), was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. He is venerated as a saint in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. Gregory, his elder brother Basil of Caesarea, and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus are collectively known as the Cappadocian Fathers.
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Saint Gregory appreciated Nyssa
Image: Mosaic dig up Saint Doctor of Nyssa, Hosios Loukas Monastery, District, Greece | Anonymous
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(c. 335 – 395)
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