Search results
Gregory of Nazianzus (Greek: Γρηγόριος ὁ Ναζιανζηνός, romanized: Grēgorios ho Nazianzēnos; c. 329 [4] – 25 January 390), [4] [5] also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was a 4th-century archbishop of Constantinople and theologian.
Saint Gregory of Nazianus, 4th-century Church Father whose defense of the doctrine of the Trinity (God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) made him one of the greatest champions of orthodoxy against Arianism. Learn more about his life and legacy with this article.
Jan 14, 2024 · His last days were spent in solitude and austerity. He wrote religious poetry, some of it autobiographical, of great depth and beauty. He was acclaimed simply as “the Theologian.” St. Gregory Nazianzen shares the celebration of his liturgical feast with St. Basil the Great on January 2.
Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (329–January 25, 389 C.E. ), also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was a fourth century C.E. Christian poet, orator, and theologian, who, quite against his will and temperament, was appointed bishop of Constantinople.
On his return to Nazianzus, Gregory found the Church there in a miserable condition, being overrun with the erroneous teaching of Apollinaris the Younger, who had seceded from the Catholic communion a few years previously, and died shortly after Gregory himself.
Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, (born c. 330, Arianzus, near Nazianzus, in Cappadocia, Asia Minor—died c. 389, Arianzus; Eastern feast day January 25 and 30; Western feast day February 2), One of the Church Fathers of Eastern Orthodoxy. He was ordained a priest in Nazianzus in 362.
Jan 2, 2024 · Acclaimed “The Theologian,” St. Gregory of Nazianzus (feast day: Jan. 2) is remembered for defending Church teaching and leaving to the Church hundreds of his religious poems and letters.
GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS (c. 329 – c. 391) was one of the Cappadocian fathers, known to Christian tradition as "the Theologian" by virtue of his rhetorical erudition and the consummate skill with which he combated the perceived heresies of those who in any way detracted from or denied the validity of the established orthodoxy of his day.
In his dream of a world-culture renewed by the spirit of the Gospel, St Gregory of Nazianzus stands as the veritable founding father of the Byzantine religious synthesis, and his own...
Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 325 - 389), also known as Gregory the Theologian, was a 4th century Christian bishop of Constantinople.
