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Anthony Meredith writes of Gregory's mystical and apophatic writings in his book Gregory of Nyssa (The Early Church Fathers) (1999): Gregory has often been credited with the discovery of mystical theology, or rather with the perception that darkness is an appropriate symbol under which God can be discussed.
Gregory the Theologian (Fresco from Chora Church, Istanbul) Icon of Gregory of Nyssa (14th century fresco, Chora Church, Istanbul). The Cappadocian Fathers, also traditionally known as the Three Cappadocians, were a trio of Byzantine Christian prelates, theologians and monks who helped shape both early Christianity and the monastic tradition.
Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius, Rufinus: Historical Writings, etc. 1892 IV. Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters 1892 V. Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic Treatises; Select Writings and Letters 1893 VI. Jerome: Letters and Select Works Letters. The Life of Paulus the First Hermit. The Life of S. Hilarion. The Life of Malchus, the Captive Monk.
Testimonies Against The Jews is a 4th or 5th century pseudepigraphical text written in the name of Gregory of Nyssa which contains Old Testament testimonies against the Jews. Its author is often called Pseudo-Gregory. [1] [2]
Macrina was born at Caesarea, Cappadocia.Her parents were Basil the Elder and Emmelia, and her grandmother was Macrina the Elder.Among her nine siblings were two of the three Cappadocian Fathers, her younger brothers Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, as well as Peter of Sebaste and the famous Christian jurist Naucratius.
Basil's brother, Gregory of Nyssa, produced his own text titled In Hexaemeron [16] and well as praised his Hexaemeron as being as admirable as the holy texts of Moses. As the first in a line of many Christians works in the genre of Hexaemeral literature, his led to many others producing their own Hexaemeron as well as imitations of his text.
Neoplatonism was a major influence on Christian theology throughout Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages in the East, and sometimes in the West as well. In the East, major Greek Fathers like Basil, Gregory of Nyssa and Gregory of Nazianzus were influenced by Platonism and Neoplatonism, but also Stoicism often leading towards asceticism and harsh treatment of the body, for example stylite asceticism.
The Patrologia Graeca (PG, or Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Graeca) is an edited collection of writings by the Church Fathers and various secular writers, in the Greek language. It consists of 161 volumes produced in 1857–1866 by J.P. Migne 's Imprimerie Catholique, Paris.