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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.
After 1665, St Gregory became the cathedral of the city of Trabzon. The church is dedicated to Saint Gregory of Nyssa (c. 330–395), a Christian bishop and saint. Nyssa (current day Nevşehir) is a city located in Cappadocia. Georgian traveler Timote Gabashvili visited the church in the late 1750s and included this event in his writings. [1]
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.
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Nyssa was important enough in the Roman province of Cappadocia Prima to become a suffragan of its capital's Metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Caesarea in Cappadocia (Kayseri). St. Gregory of Nyssa . The earliest bishop of Nyssa whose name is known is Gregory of Nyssa , bishop of Nyssa from about 372 to 394 and brother of Basil the Great , bishop ...
Gregory the Illuminator, or Gregory the Enlightener (died 331), Armenian saint, founder of the Armenian Apostolic Church; Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder (died 373), bishop of Nazianzus, father of Gregory the Theologian and Caesarius of Nazianzus; Gregory of Nazianzus, or Gregory the Theologian (died 390), one of the Three Holy Hierarchs
However, she is thought to have played an important role in the church in Nyssa, where she was a deaconess. Gregory Nazianzen wrote a letter of condolence [5] on her death to Gregory of Nyssa in which Gregory Nazianzen mentioned "your sister Theosebia" and "true yoke-fellow of a priest". This has caused some debate regarding the ambiguous ...
Gregory makes frequent use of St. Gregory of Nyssa's Letters on the Song of Songs. [58] The commentary contains explicit condemnation of marriage and sexuality practices by Tondrakians, an Armenian Christian sect named as heretics by the Armenian Apostolic Church. [59] Gregory may have been commissioned to counter these heretical teachings. [59]