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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.
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.
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.
Gregory Thaumaturgus or Gregory the Miracle-Worker (Ancient Greek: Γρηγόριος ὁ Θαυματουργός, Grēgórios ho Thaumatourgós; Latin: Gregorius Thaumaturgus; c. 213 – 270), also known as Gregory of Neocaesarea, was a Christian bishop of the 3rd century.
Susan R. Holman, "Healing the Social Leper in Gregory of Nyssa's and Gregory of Nazianzus's peri philoptochias", Harvard Theological Review 92.3 (1999), 283-309. M. Edmund Hussey, "The Theology of the Holy Spirit in the Writings of St. Gregory of Nazianzus", Diakonia, 14.3 (1979), 224-233.
The words hesychast and hesychia were frequently used in 4th and 5th century writings of Desert Fathers such as Macarius of Egypt, Evagrius Ponticus, and Gregory of Nyssa. [24] The title hesychast was used in early times synonymously with hermit, as compared to a cenobite who lived in community. [25]
Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335 – c. 395) gave an Oration on Theodore the Martyr in Amasia in 383, in the church where the saint's remains were said to be located. [3] This Theodore was a Roman soldier martyred around 303 in the time of the Emperor Maximian (c. 250 – 310). [4] He was among a surge of soldiers who were martyred in the 4th century. [3]
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]